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Apteronotidae

Sternarchella calhamazon

Sternarchella calhamazon

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
18.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
South America: Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon. Widespread and common in large river channels of the Amazon-Solimões mainstem and major tributaries from the Pará and Tocantins to Iquitos, and upstream in rio Negro to at least the confluence of rio Branco, and in the rio Madeira to at least the confluence wit río Beni.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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