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Sternarchogiton porcinum Eigenmann & Allen, 1942 |
| Family: | Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Río Huallaga, Río Napo and Río Amazonas in Peru and Río Orinoco in Venezuela. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Distinguished from all species of Sternarchogiton by having the following characters: dorsal profile of head straight; black margins of the pectoral and anal fins; ossified enlarged canals in the first to fourth infraorbitals; one row of conical teeth on the dentary; and teeth on the premaxilla absent (Ref. 75769). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||