Apteronotus ellisi (Alonso de Arámburu, 1957) |
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Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia |
Family: | Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae | |||
Max. size: | 32.8 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
Distribution: | South America: Paraná River basin (Ref. 36886) and Paraguay River basin of Argentina (Ref. 50581). Reported from the Uruguay River in Brazil (Ref. 79585). | |||
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IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |