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Etymology: Apteronotus: Greek, apteros = without wings / (in this cases, fins) + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335); baniwa: Species epithet based on the name of the indigenous people within the vicinity of the type locality (Ref. 093867).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical

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South America: Venezuela.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 93867)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Radios blandos anales: 136 - 159; Vértebra: 68 - 77. This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: A 136-159; P 14-16; C 14-17; precaudal vertebrae 16-17; total number of vertebrae 68-77; 5th infraorbital present as a tubular laterosensory canal segment; ossified lateral ethmoid; the number of scales above the lateral line at the midbody 7-8; number of scales along the lateral line 61-70; mouth length 36.6-47.2% of HL; tail length 13.3-24.2% of LEA; tail depth 8.2-15.3% of CL. Colouration: body and head dark brown; narrow, pale, longitudinal band extending from chin along mid-dorsal surface of head and body to, or slightly posterior of, vertical through tip of pectoral fin; pectoral- and anal-fins rays dark brown with translucent interradial membranes; pale band encircling base of caudal fin; caudal fin pale at base and dark brown posteriorly (Ref. 93867).

Occurs in rapids habitat with rocky bottom (Ref. 93867).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Albert, James S. | Colaboradores

de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari, 2013. Brown ghost electric fishes of the Apteronotus leptorhynchus species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 04 October 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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Apteronotus baniwa de Santana & Vari, 2013