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Procerusternarchus

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Procerusternarchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Hypopomidae
Genus: Procerusternarchus
Cox Fernandes, Nogueira & Alves-Gomes, 2014
Species:
P. pixuna
Binomial name
Procerusternarchus pixuna
Cox Fernandes, Nogueira & Alves-Gomes, 2014

Procerusternarchus pixuna is a species of bluntnose knifefish endemic to Amazonas, Brazil where it occurs in several tributaries of the Rio Negro. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Cox Fernandes, C., Nogueira, A. & Alves-Gomes, J.A. (2014): Procerusternarchus pixuna, a new genus and species of electric knifefish (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae, Microsternarchini) from the Negro River, South America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 163: 95-118.