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  • Apteronotus albifrons
  • Apteronotus albifrons
  • Apteronotus albifrons
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  • Apteronotus albifrons
  • Apteronotus albifrons
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Scientific Name Apteronotus albifrons    (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common Names Black Ghost Knifefish
Weißstirn-Messerfisch (Germany)
Type Locality Suriname.
Synonym(s) Apteronotus passan, Gymnotus albifrons, Sternarchus albifrons, Sternarchus lacepedii, Sternarchus maximilliani
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Size 500mm or 19.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Venezuela to Paraguay and Paraná rivers. Also in the Amazonas Basin of Peru.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1), pp 428
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 22:12)