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Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes) > Apteronotinae
Etymology: Adontosternarchus: Greek, a = without + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, sternon = chest + Greek, archos = anus (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande; djupintervall 2 - 30 m (Ref. 78211). Tropical
South America: Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.8 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 78211)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 112 - 145. Distinguished from other species of the genus by having the following combination of characters: boldly contrasting color pattern of irregular, dark blotches on the back and sides followed by posteriorly by a long pallid area extending far onto the caudal peduncle; pectoral and anal fins translucent; anal-fin rays 112-154 with mean 133.2; vertebral count to base of last anal-fin ray 52-57 with mean 54.5; a relatively deep body, 21-33% of distance to origin of dorsal filament; body depth below origin of dorsal filament less than or equal to postorbital distance (Ref. 78211).
Reported to feed on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 78211).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Lundberg, J.G. and C. Cox Fernandes, 2007. A new species of South American ghost knifefish (Apteronotidae: Adontosternarchus) from the Amazon basin. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 156 (1):27-37. (Ref. 78211)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00145 - 0.00871), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).