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
Maximum length: 47 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Venezuela and the Guianas, Brazilian Amazon.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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