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Apteronotus rostratus

Apteronotus rostratus

Classification

Apteronotus rostratus, known as macana in Spanish and veringo in Emberá, is a ghost knifefish from the family Apteronotidae. The species' name means "having a beak" in Latin, which refers to the elongated snouts most pronounced in the male individuals of the species. Description The size of the species ranges widely from 74 to 182 mm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog