Platyurosternarchus macrostoma

Platyurosternarchus macrostoma

Fish Reaching Forty Centimeters in the Amazon Basin

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

Platyurosternarchus macrostoma is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Neotropical Knifefishes
Family: Apteronotidae
Genus: Platyurosternarchus
Water type: Freshwater