Pelican Knifefish

Compsaraia samueli

Twenty Two Point Six Centimeters Apteronotid Fish

Pelican Knifefish is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 22.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Neotropical Knifefishes
Family: Apteronotidae
Genus: Compsaraia
Maximum length: 22.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: Brazil. Known from the western Amazon River basin of Peru and Brazil. Collection localities are in the Rio Amazonas, near Iquitos, Peru, the Rio Solimões below the confluence of the Rio Purus, Brazil, and the lower Rio Iça of Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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