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Sternarchella orinoco Mago-Leccia, 1994 |
| Family: | Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae | |||
| Max. size: | 22 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Orinoco River basin. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following: sub-terminal mouth (vs. terminal or superior in all other species except S. sima); small interorbital distance, 17-21% HL (vs. 19-25% HL in S. sima; shared with calhamazon, patriciae); long tail with caudal peduncle length more than head length (vs. 23-93% HL in all other species) (Ref. 126780). | |||
| Biology: | Found in deep river channels and most commonly collected in the Amacuro estuary and Llanos floodplains (Ref. 126780). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 October 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||