Hagedorn?s tube-snouted ghost knifefish (Sternarchorhynchus hagedornae)

Scientific name: Sternarchorhynchus hagedornae de Santana & Vari, 2010

The Hagedorn?s tube-snouted ghost knifefish (Sternarchorhynchus hagedornae) is a freshwater fish of the family Apteronotidae. Native range: South America, Peru.

Biology

The type locality of this species in Quebrada Pachija, was described as an open-gallery, high flow stream with a flow of 0.748 m/s, a mean stream depth of 0.397 ? 0.059 m, and a mean stream width of 19.1 ? 1.0 m. It was also observed t in the fastest flowing water sampled; where most adult specimens were captured from a single rocky rapids. These collections also yielded numerous fry and small juveniles from within floating debris along the fast-flowing edges of the R?o Manu, however, identification of these samples still to be confirmed.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sternarchorhynchus hagedornae
Family
Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes)
Order
Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
24.9
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Peru.
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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