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Apteronotidae
Sternarchella schotti
Sternarchella schotti
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumSternarchella schotti, the sarapó, is a species of freshwater ray-fiinned fish belonging to the family Apteronotidae, the ghost knifefishes. This species is found in the Amazon and Orinoco river systems in South America.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Apteronotidae
- Genus
- Sternarchella
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon and Orinoco basins.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
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