Rosen’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish

Sternarchorhynchus roseni

Forty One Point Seven Centimeters Apteronotid Fish

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

Rosen’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 41.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Neotropical Knifefishes
Family: Apteronotidae
Genus: Sternarchorhynchus
Maximum length: 41.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: Orinoco and Amazon River basins.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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