Apteronotus ellisi (Alonso de Arámburu, 1957)
Apteronotus ellisi
photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

Family:  Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae
Max. size:  32.8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Paraná River basin (Ref. 36886) and Paraguay River basin of Argentina (Ref. 50581). Reported from the Uruguay River in Brazil (Ref. 79585).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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