Sternarchorhamphus
Sternarchorhamphus muelleri is a species of ghost knifefish that occurs in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins in tropical South America. It has a long pointed snout and reaches up to about 45 cm (18 in) in total length. It is the only member of its genus.[1][2]
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Genus: | Sternarchorhamphus C. H. Eigenmann, 1905 |
Species: | S. muelleri |
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Sternarchorhamphus muelleri (Steindachner, 1881) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Sternarchorhamphus in FishBase. October 2017 version.
- van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 328. ISBN 978-0691170749.
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