Platyurosternarchus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Apteronotidae |
| Genus: | Platyurosternarchus Mago-Leccia, 1994 |
Platyurosternarchus is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo river basins in tropical South America.[1] They are medium-sized knifefish that reach up to 41.5 cm (16.3 in) in total length and have a relatively long, downwards-pointed tubular snout.[1] They are typically found in streams or near the shore of rivers, often among submerged tree trunks and branches over a leaf-covered bottom where they find their invertebrate prey.[1]
Species
[edit]There are two currently recognized species:[2]
- Platyurosternarchus crypticus de Santana & Vari, 2009
- Platyurosternarchus macrostomus (Günther, 1870)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c David de Santana, C.; R.P. Vari (2009). "The South American Electric Fish Genus Platyurosternarchus (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae)". Copeia. 2009 (2): 233–244. doi:10.1643/ci-08-082. S2CID 83948178.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Platyurosternarchus". FishBase. October 2017 version.
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