Goeldi’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish

Sternarchorhynchus goeldii

Apteronotid Fish in the Amazon Basin

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

Goeldi’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 30.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Neotropical Knifefishes
Family: Apteronotidae
Genus: Sternarchorhynchus
Maximum length: 30.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: main stream of the Amazon, from the region of Óbidos in Brazil, in the eastern portions of the Amazon basin westwards to north-eastern Peru.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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