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Procerusternarchus pixuna

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Hypopomidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Gymnotiformes

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Procerusternarchus Cox Fernandes, Nogueira & Alves-Gomes, 2014

Similar
  
Hypopomidae, Hypopomus artedi, Brachyhypopomus, Rhamphichthyidae, Gymnotiformes

Procerusternarchus pixuna is a species of bluntnose knifefish endemic to Amazonas, Brazil where it occurs in several tributaries of the Rio Negro. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Procerusternarchus pixuna Wikipedia