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Apteronotus caudimaculosus deSantana, 2003

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Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Rio Novo in the middle Rio Negro and from Rio do Peixe in the upper Rio Negro, Paraguay River basin in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Pantanal wetland, western Brazil (Ref. 50581). Type locality: Mato Grosso do Sul. AQUARAP Pantanal 19°36.4'S, 56°24.87'W, Aquidauna, Rio Novo, Brejo de Santa Sofia (Ref. 50581).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: de Santana, C.D., 2003
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> Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes) > Apteronotinae
Etymology: Apteronotus: Greek, apteros = without wings / (in this cases, fins) + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335);  caudimaculosus: From the Latin caudi for tail and maculosus for spots, in reference to the spots on the tail (Ref. 50581).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce bentopelágico.   Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

South America: Brazil.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.7 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 50581)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 146 - 154. Two clear bands encircling the caudal peduncle; first caudal band with irregular dark spots throughout its development (Ref. 50581).

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

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de Santana, C.D., 2003. Apteronotus caudimaculosus n. sp. (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae), a sexually dimorphic black ghost knifefish from the Pantanal, Western Brazil, with a note on the monophyly of A. albifrons species complex. Zootaxa 252:1-11. (Ref. 50581)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

  Segura ou pouco preocupante (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 November 2018