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Genus of fishes

Melanosternarchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Apteronotidae
Genus: Melanosternarchus
M.J. Bernt et al., 2018
Species: M. amaru
Binomial name
Melanosternarchus amaru
M.J. Bernt et al., 2018

Melanosternarchus is a genus of ghost knifefish found in the Amazon basin of Brazil and Peru. The single species in this genus, Melanosternarchus amaru is primarily found in the deep channels of large blackwater rivers. This species can be recognized by its large mouth, slender body and an absence of scales on its nape and dorsum. Its maximum recorded size is 272 mm (10.7 inches).

References

  1. Bernt, M.J.; W.G.R. Crampton; A.B. Orfinger; J.S. Albert (2018). "Melanosternarchus amaru, a new genus and species of electric ghost knifefish (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae) from the Amazon Basin". Zootaxa. 4378 (4): 451–479. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4378.4.1. PMID 29689992.
Taxon identifiers
Melanosternarchus
Melanosternarchus amaru


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