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Apteronotus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Gymnotiformes

Scientific name
  
Apteronotus

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Apteronotidae

Higher classification
  
Ghost knifefish

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Similar
  
Black ghost knifefish, Ghost knifefish, Brown ghost knifefish, Gymnotiformes, Eigenmannia

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Apteronotus is a genus of weakly electric knifefish in the family Apteronotidae, distinguished by the presence of a tiny caudal fin. This genus is restricted to South America.

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Species

There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:

Apteronotus Fish Identification

  • Apteronotus acidops Triques, 2011
  • Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766) (Black ghost knifefish)
  • Apteronotus anu de Santana & Vari, 2013
  • Apteronotus apurensis Fernández-Yépez, 1968
  • Apteronotus baniwa de Santana & Vari, 2013
  • Apteronotus bonapartii (Castelnau, 1855)
  • Apteronotus brasiliensis (J. T. Reinhardt, 1852)
  • Apteronotus camposdapazi de Santana & Lehmann-A., 2006
  • Apteronotus caudimaculosus de Santana, 2003
  • Apteronotus cuchillejo (L. P. Schultz, 1949)
  • Apteronotus cuchillo L. P. Schultz, 1949
  • Apteronotus ellisi (Alonso de Arámburu, 1957)
  • Apteronotus eschmeyeri de Santana, Maldenado-Ocampo, Severi & G. N. Mendes, 2004
  • Apteronotus ferrarisi de Santana & Vari, 2013
  • Apteronotus galvisi de Santana, Maldenado-Ocampo & Crampton, 2007
  • Apteronotus jurubidae (Fowler, 1944)
  • Apteronotus leptorhynchus (M. M. Ellis, 1912) (Brown ghost knifefish)
  • Apteronotus lindalvae de Santana & Cox Fernandes, 2012
  • Apteronotus macrolepis (Steindachner, 1881)
  • Apteronotus macrostomus (Fowler, 1943)
  • Apteronotus magdalenensis (Miles, 1945)
  • Apteronotus magoi de Santana, Castillo G. & Taphorn, 2006
  • Apteronotus mariae (C. H. Eigenmann & Fisher, 1914)
  • Apteronotus milesi de Santana & Maldenado-Ocampo, 2005
  • Apteronotus pemon de Santana & Vari, 2013
  • Apteronotus rostratus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
  • Apteronotus spurrellii (Regan, 1914)

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    References

    Apteronotus Wikipedia
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