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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes)
Etymology: Apteronotus: Greek, apteros = without wings / (in this cases, fins) + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335); eschmeyeri: Named in honor of William N. Eschmeyer who greatly contributed to ichthyology with his 'Catalog of Fishes' (Ref. 50571).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. High altitude, preferred ?

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South America: Magdalena Basin, Rio Bogotá and Rio Luisa in Colombia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 50571)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Anal soft rays: 160 - 175; Vertebrae: 77. Blotchy coloration on body, clear band from chin to the beginning of the dorsal mid-sagittal electroreceptororgan, two clear bands surrounding caudal peduncle in specimens up to 16.5 cm TL, mouth rictus passing the posterior margin of orbit (Ref. 50571).

Found in slow-flowing waters (Ref. 50571).

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de Santana, C.D., J.A. Maldonado-Ocampo, W. Severi and G.N. Mendes, 2004. Apteronotus eschmeyeri, a new species of ghost knifefish from the Magdalena Basin, Colombia (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae). Zootaxa 410:1-11. (Ref. 50571)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Apteronotus eschmeyeri de Santana, Maldonado-Ocampo, Severi & Mendes, 2004