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Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes) > Apteronotinae
Etymology: Apteronotus: Greek, apteros = without wings / (in this cases, fins) + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335); caudimaculosus: From the Latin caudi for tail and maculosus for spots, in reference to the spots on the tail (Ref. 50581).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.7 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 50581)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 146 - 154. Two clear bands encircling the caudal peduncle; first caudal band with irregular dark spots throughout its development (Ref. 50581).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
de Santana, C.D., 2003. Apteronotus caudimaculosus n. sp. (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae), a sexually dimorphic black ghost knifefish from the Pantanal, Western Brazil, with a note on the monophyly of A. albifrons species complex. Zootaxa 252:1-11. (Ref. 50581)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00145 - 0.00871), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).