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Apteronotidae
Tamandua Knifefish
Orthosternarchus tamandua
Apteronotid Fish of the Amazon Basin
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumTamandua Knifefish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 44 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Apteronotidae
- Genus
- Orthosternarchus
- Maximum length
- 44 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon River basin, Brazil.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
