Platyurosternarchus
| Platyurosternarchus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Apteronotidae |
| Subfamily: | Apteronotinae |
| Genus: | Platyurosternarchus Mago-Leccia, 1994[1] |
| Type species | |
| Sternarchus macrostomus | |
Platyurosternarchus is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo river basins in tropical South America.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2]
Species
[edit]There are two currently recognized species:[3]
- Platyurosternarchus crypticus de Santana & Vari, 2009
- Platyurosternarchus macrostomus (Günther, 1870)
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 25 May 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Platyurosternarchus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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