Parapteronotus hasemani

Parapteronotus hasemani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Apteronotidae
Genus: Parapteronotus
Albert, 2001
Species: P. hasemani
Binomial name
Parapteronotus hasemani
(M. M. Ellis, 1913)

Parapteronotus hasemani, the duckbill knifefish, is a species of ghost knifefish found in main river channels and along the margins in the Amazon basin of Brazil and Peru. It is the only member of its genus. This dark-colored knifefish reaches up to about 38 cm (15 in) in total length.[1][2]

References

  1. van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 328. ISBN 978-0691170749.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Parapteronotus hasemani" in FishBase. October 2017 version.


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