Biology:Sternarchorhamphus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Sternarchorhamphus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Apteronotidae |
| Genus: | Sternarchorhamphus C. H. Eigenmann, 1905 |
| Species: | S. muelleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Sternarchorhamphus muelleri (Steindachner, 1881)
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Sternarchorhamphus muelleri is a species of ghost knifefish that occurs in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins in tropical South America. It has a long pointed snout and reaches up to about 45 cm (18 in) in total length. It is the only member of the genus Sternarchorhamphus.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Sternarchorhamphus in FishBase. October 2017 version.
- ↑ Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. 2017. p. 328. ISBN 978-0691170749.
Wikidata ☰ Q18521207 entry
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