Fish Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Adontosternarchus balaenops		South America	25 TL	1878
Adontosternarchus clarkae		South America	18.6 TL	1985
Adontosternarchus devenanzii		South America	18.6 TL	1985
Adontosternarchus duartei		South America	18.5 TL	2012
Adontosternarchus nebulosus		South America	21.8 TL	2007
Adontosternarchus sachsi		South America	32.2 TL	1877
Apteronotus acidops		South America	32.1 TL	2011
Apteronotus albifrons	Black ghost	South America	50 TL	1766
Apteronotus anu		South America	27.1 TL	2013
Apteronotus apurensis		South America	30.8 TL	1968
Apteronotus baniwa		South America	15.5 TL	2013
Apteronotus bonapartii		South America	38 SL	1855
Apteronotus brasiliensis		South America	29 TL	1852
Apteronotus camposdapazi		South America		2006
Apteronotus caudimaculosus		South America	28.7 TL	2003
Apteronotus cuchillejo		South America	18.9 TL	1949
Apteronotus cuchillo		South America	39 TL	1949
Apteronotus curvioperculata		South America	25.3 TL	1968
Apteronotus ellisi		South America	32.8 TL	1957
Apteronotus eschmeyeri		South America	32 SL	2004
Apteronotus ferrarisi		South America	27.4 TL	2013
Apteronotus galvisi		South America	19.0 TL	2007
Apteronotus jurubidae		South America	25.3 TL	1944
Apteronotus leptorhynchus		South America	26.9 TL	1912
Apteronotus lindalvae		South America	33.3 TL	2012
Apteronotus macrolepis		South America	18 TL	1881
Apteronotus macrostomus		South America	26 TL	1943
Apteronotus magdalenensis		South America	129 TL	1945
Apteronotus magoi		South America		2006
Apteronotus mariae		South America	27.3 SL	1914
Apteronotus milesi		South America	22.1 TL	2005
Apteronotus pemon		South America	20.6 TL	2013
Apteronotus rostratus		South America	27.2 TL	1913
Apteronotus spurrellii		South America	27 TL	1914
Compsaraia compsa		South America	33.9 TL	1994
Compsaraia iara		South America	23.5 TL	2017
Compsaraia samueli	Pelican Knifefish	South America	22.6 SL	2009
Megadontognathus cuyuniensis		South America	23.8 TL	1994
Megadontognathus kaitukaensis		South America	16 TL	1999
Orthosternarchus tamandua		South America	44 TL	1898
Parapteronotus hasemani		South America	38.1 TL	1913
Pariosternarchus amazonensis		South America	15.2 SL	2006
Platyurosternarchus crypticus		South America	30.8 TL	2009
Platyurosternarchus macrostoma		South America	40 TL	1870
Porotergus duende		Known from the main chann	18.4 TL	2010
Porotergus gimbeli		South America	24 TL	1912
Porotergus gymnotus		South America	85 TL	1912
Sternarchella calhamazon		South America	18.5 TL	2013
Sternarchella duccis		South America	22.6 TL	1996
Sternarchella orinoco		South America	22 TL	1994
Sternarchella orthos		South America	30 TL	1994
Sternarchella patriciae		South America	20.8 TL	2017
Sternarchella raptor		South America	19.9 TL	1996
Sternarchella rex		South America.	40.4 TL	2017
Sternarchella schotti		South America	40 TL	1868
Sternarchella sima		South America	40 TL	1913
Sternarchogiton labiatus		South America	21.4 TL	2007
Sternarchogiton nattereri		South America	25 TL	1868
Sternarchogiton porcinum		South America	30 TL	1942
Sternarchogiton preto		South America	21.7 SL	2007
Sternarchogiton zuanoni		The single known sample o	17.8 TL	2010
Sternarchorhamphus muelleri		South America	45.5 TL	1881
Sternarchorhynchus axelrodi	Axelrod’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	60 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus britskii	Britski’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	26.1 TL	2000
Sternarchorhynchus caboclo	Cabocolo tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	22.6 TL	2006
Sternarchorhynchus chaoi	Chao’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	16.4 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus cramptoni	Crampton’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	33.1 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus curumim	Curumim tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	18.1 TL	2006
Sternarchorhynchus curvirostris		South America	40.6 TL	1887
Sternarchorhynchus freemani	Freeman’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	20.1 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus galibi	Galibi tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	20 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus gnomus	Gnomus tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	15.2 TL	2006
Sternarchorhynchus goeldii	Goeldi’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	30.6 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus hagedornae	Hagedorn’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	24.9 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus higuchii	Higuchi’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	24.6 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus inpai	Inpa tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	22.2 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus jaimei	Jamei’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	20 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus kokraimoro	Kokraimoro tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	19.7 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus mareikeae	Mareike’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	19.2 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus marreroi	Marrero’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	27.8 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus mendesi	Mendes’ tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	19.2 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus mesensis	Mesensis tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	24.9 TL	2000
Sternarchorhynchus montanus	Montanus tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	25.8 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus mormyrus	Mormyrus tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	54 TL	1868
Sternarchorhynchus oxyrhynchus	Oxyrhynchus tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	47 TL	1849
Sternarchorhynchus retzeri	Retzer’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	38.2 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus roseni	Rosen’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	41.7 TL	1994
Sternarchorhynchus schwassmanni		South America	11.6 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus severii	Severi’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	16.9 TL	2006
Sternarchorhynchus starksi	Stark’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	37.4 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus stewarti	Stewart’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	22.9 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus taphorni	Taphorn’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	31 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus villasboasi	Villasboas’ tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	13.6 TL	2010
Sternarchorhynchus yepezi	Yepez’ tube-snouted ghost knifefish	South America	28 TL	2010
Tembeassu marauna		South America	19.6 TL	1998

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Apteronotidae Ghost knifefishes(See list of species below)

Family: Apteronotidae Ghost knifefishes

(See list of species below)