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


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