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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).
More on author: Schultz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: Lake Maracaibo basin (Ref. 36886). Reported from Colombia, the Catatumbo River and Rio Baudo, Choco (Ref. 26457).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 36886)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios anais moles: 175 - 191.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Found in groups during the spawning season, a male spawns with several females (Ref. 26543). Eggs are deposited in the substrate (Ref. 26543).
Mago-Leccia, F., 1994. Electric fishes of the continental waters of America. Fundacion para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Fisicas, Matematicas y Naturales (FUDECI), Biblioteca de la Academia de Ciencias Fisicas. Matematicas y Naturales, Caracas, Venezuela. vol. 29 . 206 p. (Ref. 26457)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
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