Procerusternarchus pixuna

Procerusternarchus pixuna

Hypopomid Fish from South American Waters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Procerusternarchus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hypopomidae, the bluntnose knifefishes. The only species in the genus is Procerusternarchus pixuna. This fish is endemic to Amazonas, Brazil where it occurs in several tributaries of the Rio Negro.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Neotropical Knifefishes
Family: Hypopomidae
Genus: Procerusternarchus
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated