Sternarchorhynchus oxyrhynchus (Müller & Troschel, 1849) Oxyrhynchus tube-snouted ghost knifefish |
photo by
Yuri Hooker/WWF-OPP |
Family: | Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae | |||
Max. size: | 47 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
Distribution: | South America: Venezuela and the Guianas, Brazilian Amazon. | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Biology is unknown (Ref. 12225). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 October 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |