| Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae |
| 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| South America: Río Huallaga, Río Napo and Río Amazonas in Peru and Río Orinoco in Venezuela. |
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Distinguished from all species of Sternarchogiton by having the following characters: dorsal profile of head straight; black margins of the pectoral and anal fins; ossified enlarged canals in the first to fourth infraorbitals; one row of conical teeth on the dentary; and teeth on the premaxilla absent (Ref. 75769). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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