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Apteronotidae
Sternarchella orthos
Sternarchella orthos
Apteronotid Fish from the Orinoco Basin
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
MediumSternarchella orthos is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Apteronotidae
- Genus
- Sternarchella
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- South America: Orinoco River basin, mostly in the channel of main rivers.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
