Britski?s tube-snouted ghost knifefish (Sternarchorhynchus britskii)

Scientific name: Sternarchorhynchus britskii Campos-da-Paz, 2000

The Britski?s tube-snouted ghost knifefish (Sternarchorhynchus britskii) is a freshwater fish of the family Apteronotidae. Native range: South America, Parana River basin.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 166 - 178; Vertebrae: 80 - 90. Distinguished by its congeners by the following combination of features: length from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the anal-fin base 92.4-94.4 %TL; mouth length 5.9-7.3 %HL; distance between anterior and posterior nares 2.6-3.1 %HL; eye diameter 3.1-4.1 %HL; postocular distance 40.0-44.4 %HL; pectoral fin length 35.5-41.3 %HL; scales always present above lateral line along anterodorsal region of body; unbranched anterior anal-fin rays 18-22; a white to yellowish white (sometimes indistinct) band on frontal portion of head and middorsum; and pectoral and anal fins hyaline to translucent, without dark distal margins; small ellipsoid caudal fin with 13-15 rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sternarchorhynchus britskii
Family
Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes)
Order
Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.1
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Parana River basin.
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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