Compsaraia
| Compsaraia | |
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| Compsaraia samueli | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Apteronotidae |
| Subfamily: | Apteronotinae |
| Genus: | Compsaraia Albert, 2001[1] |
| Type species | |
| Porotergus compsus Mago-Leccia, 1994[1]
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Compsaraia is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in tropical South America. There are currently three described species in this genus. They are found deep in large rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and have small eyes and little pigment (appearing whitish in colour).[2]
Species
[edit]There are three species:[2][3]
- Compsaraia compsa (Mago-Leccia, 1994)
- Compsaraia iara Bernt & Albert, 2017
- Compsaraia samueli Albert & Crampton, 2009
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Apteronotidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b Bernt, M.J.; and J.S. Albert (2017). A New Species of Deep-Channel Electric Knifefish Compsaraia (Apteronotidae, Gymnotiformes) from the Amazon River. Copeia. 105(2); 211-219. doi:10.1643/CI-16-529
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Compsaraia". FishBase. June 2017 version.
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