FB-70206 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70206 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Loricariidae Rhinotocinclus Rhinotocinclus loxochelis Reis & Lehmann, 2022 2023-07-11 2023-07-11 de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari0 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-70215 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2023-07-12 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70215 Occurs in rapids habitat with rocky bottom (Ref. 93867). de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari 2013 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70215 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2023-07-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70215 This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: A 136-159; P 14-16; C 14-17; precaudal vertebrae 16-17; total number of vertebrae 68-77; 5th infraorbital present as a tubular laterosensory canal segment; ossified lateral ethmoid; the number of scales above the lateral line at the midbody 7-8; number of scales along the lateral line 61-70; mouth length 36.6-47.2% of HL; tail length 13.3-24.2% of LEA; tail depth 8.2-15.3% of CL. Colouration: body and head dark brown; narrow, pale, longitudinal band extending from chin along mid-dorsal surface of head and body to, or slightly posterior of, vertical through tip of pectoral fin; pectoral- and anal-fins rays dark brown with translucent interradial membranes; pale band encircling base of caudal fin; caudal fin pale at base and dark brown posteriorly (Ref. 93867). de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari 2013 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) FB-Morphology-70215 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2023-07-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70215 Analsoft rays: 136 - 159; Vertebrae: 68 - 77 de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari 2013 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) FB-Distribution-70215 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70215 South America: Venezuela. de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari 2013 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) FB-TrophicStrategy-70215 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2023-07-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ baniwa Inhabits rapids habitat with rocky bottom (Ref. 93867). de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari 2013 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) FB-Size-70215 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2023-07-12 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70215 15.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 93867)) de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari 2013 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70215 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2023-07-12 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70215 benthopelagic; freshwater