Oxyrhynchus tube-snouted ghost knifefish

Sternarchorhynchus oxyrhynchus

Forty Seven Centimeters Apteronotid Fish of the Brazilian Coast

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

Oxyrhynchus tube-snouted ghost knifefish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 47 cm.

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