Biology:Sternarchorhamphus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Sternarchorhamphus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Apteronotidae
Genus: Sternarchorhamphus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1905
Species:
S. muelleri
Binomial name
Sternarchorhamphus muelleri
(Steindachner, 1881)

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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Sternarchorhamphus in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  2. Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. 2017. p. 328. ISBN 978-0691170749. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18521207 entry