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Ghost knifefish
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The ghost knifefishes are a family (Apteronotidae) of knifefishes. They are distinguished from other gymnotiform fish by the presence of a caudal fin[?], and can be found in the neotropical[?] regions of South America.
The Black ghost knifefish[?] (Apteronotus albifrons) and Brown ghost knifefish[?] (Apteronotus leptorhynchus) are readily available as aquarium fish.
A number of additional species have been discovered recently, and many more are expected to be found.
Genus Adontosternarchus:
- Adontosternarchus balaenops
- Adontosternarchus clarkae
- Adontosternarchus devenanzii
- Adontosternarchus sachsi
Genus Apteronotus:
- Black ghost knifefish[?] (Apteronotus albifrons)
- Apteronotus apurensis
- Apteronotus bonapartii
- Apteronotus brasiliensis
- Apteronotus cuchillejo
- Apteronotus cuchillo
- Apteronotus ellisi
- Apteronotus jurubidae
- Brown ghost knifefish[?] (Apteronotus leptorhynchus)
- Apteronotus macrolepis
- Apteronotus macrostomus
- Apteronotus magdalenensis
- Apteronotus marauna
- Apteronotus mariae
- Apteronotus rostratus
- Apteronotus spurrellii
Genus Compsaraia:
- Compsaraia compsus
Genus Magosternarchus:
- Magosternarchus duccis
- Magosternarchus raptor
Genus Megadontognathus:
- Megadontognathus cuyuniense
- Megadontognathus kaitukaensis
Genus Orthosternarchus:
- Orthosternarchus tamandua
Genus Parapteronotus:
- Parapteronotus hasemani
Genus Platyurosternarchus:
- Platyurosternarchus macrostomus
Genus Porotergus:
- Porotergus gimbeli
- Porotergus gymnotus
Genus Sternarchella:
- Sternarchella curvioperculata
- Sternarchella orthos
- Sternarchella schotti
- Sternarchella sima
- Sternarchella terminalis
Genus Sternarchogiton:
- Sternarchogiton nattereri
- Sternarchogiton porcinum
Genus Sternarchorhamphus:
- Sternarchorhamphus muelleri
Genus Sternarchorhynchus:
- Sternarchorhynchus britskii
- Sternarchorhynchus curvirostris
- Sternarchorhynchus mesensis
- Sternarchorhynchus mormyrus
- Sternarchorhynchus oxyrhynchus
- Rosen knifefish[?] (Sternarchorhynchus roseni)
- FishBase entry for Apteronotidae (http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.cfm?ID=545)
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