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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderGymnotiformes
  4. ›familyApteronotidae
  5. ›genusOrthosternarchus
Orthosternarchus tamandua
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Tamandua Knifefish

Orthosternarchus tamandua (Boulenger, 1898)

Also calledSarapó-tamanduá (por) · nožovka juruánská (ces) · ปลาผีตุ่น (tha) · ピンクゴーストナイフ (jpn)

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discussion

Remarks: Redescribed, with anatomical and phylogenetic information, in Hilton et al. (2007).

Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types

distribution

Distribution: Widely distributed in Amazon River basin (Hilton et al., 2007).

Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2401913.