| Family: |
Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae |
| Max. size: |
15.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Amazon River channels in Brazil and Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Discharge of its electric organ is unknown. Collected from flooded beaches and deep river channels using seines and trawl nets in the Amazon River, and the mouths of some of its whitewater tributaries(Ref. 57730). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 July 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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