Axelrod?s tube-snouted ghost knifefish (Sternarchorhynchus axelrodi)

Scientific name: Sternarchorhynchus axelrodi de Santana & Vari, 2010

The Axelrod?s tube-snouted ghost knifefish (Sternarchorhynchus axelrodi) is a freshwater fish of the family Apteronotidae. Native range: South America, Brazil, Amazon Basin, Rio Tocantins (upper and lower portions of that river system).

Biology

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a short gape that terminates posteriorly at, or slightly short of, the vertical through the anterior nares; no scales along the mid-dorsal region of the body as far posteriorly as the origin of the electroreceptive filament; anal-fin rays 200-217.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sternarchorhynchus axelrodi
Family
Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes)
Order
Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Brazil, Amazon Basin, Rio Tocantins (upper and lower portions of that river system).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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