Apteronotidae
Also known as: Apteronotid Eels, Spøgelsesknivfisk, Vairauodegės peiliažuvės, apteronotid eels, ghost knifefishes, nožovkovití, pyrstöveitsikalat, Хвостопёрые ножетелки
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Gymnotiformes |
| Family | Apteronotidae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER |
| Genera | 16 |
| Species records held | 101 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 173 |
| GBIF key | 3711 |
Genera in Apteronotidae
- Sternarchorhynchus — 32 species: Sternarchorhynchus axelrodi, Sternarchorhynchus britskii, Sternarchorhynchus caboclo, Sternarchorhynchus chaoi, Sternarchorhynchus cramptoni, Sternarchorhynchus curumim, Sternarchorhynchus curvirostris, Sternarchorhynchus freemani
- Apteronotus — 30 species: Apteronotus acidops, Apteronotus albertoi, Apteronotus albifrons, Apteronotus anu, Apteronotus apurensis, Apteronotus baniwa, Apteronotus bonapartii, Apteronotus brasiliensis
- Sternarchella — 8 species: Sternarchella calhamazon, Sternarchella curvioperculata, Sternarchella orthos, Sternarchella patriciae, Sternarchella rex, Sternarchella schotti, Sternarchella sima, Sternarchella terminalis
- Adontosternarchus — 6 species: Adontosternarchus balaenops, Adontosternarchus clarkae, Adontosternarchus devenanzii, Adontosternarchus duartei, Adontosternarchus nebulosus, Adontosternarchus sachsi
- Sternarchogiton — 5 species: Sternarchogiton labiatus, Sternarchogiton nattereri, Sternarchogiton porcinum, Sternarchogiton preto, Sternarchogiton zuanoni
- Compsaraia — 4 species: Compsaraia compsa, Compsaraia compsus, Compsaraia iara, Compsaraia samueli
- Megadontognathus — 3 species: Megadontognathus cuyuniense, Megadontognathus cuyuniensis, Megadontognathus kaitukaensis
- Porotergus — 3 species: Porotergus duende, Porotergus gimbeli, Porotergus gymnotus
- Magosternarchus — 2 species: Magosternarchus duccis, Magosternarchus raptor
- Platyurosternarchus — 2 species: Platyurosternarchus crypticus, Platyurosternarchus macrostomus
- Melanosternarchus — 1 species: Melanosternarchus amaru
- Orthosternarchus — 1 species: Orthosternarchus tamandua
- Parapteronotus — 1 species: Parapteronotus hasemani
- Pariosternarchus — 1 species: Pariosternarchus amazonensis
- Sternarchorhamphus — 1 species: Sternarchorhamphus muelleri
- Tembeassu — 1 species: Tembeassu marauna
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.