Villasboas? tube-snouted ghost knifefish (Sternarchorhynchus villasboasi)

Scientific name: Sternarchorhynchus villasboasi de Santana & Vari, 2010

The Villasboas? tube-snouted ghost knifefish (Sternarchorhynchus villasboasi) is a freshwater fish of the family Apteronotidae. Native range: South America, Brazil.

Biology

Little information is available about the type locality other than that it was a rapids area in the Rio Xingu, Brazil.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sternarchorhynchus villasboasi
Family
Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes)
Order
Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.6
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Brazil.
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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