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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Apteronotidae Ghost knifefishes

Genus: Platyurosternarchus

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2 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 30.8 cm TL
 
Platyurosternarchus crypticus
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South America
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Platyurosternarchus macrostomus
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2 Species of Family Apteronotidae with Genus Platyurosternarchus
(Ghost knifefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2009 Platyurosternarchus crypticus South America 30.8 TL
1870 Platyurosternarchus macrostomus South America 40 TL



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