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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Apteronotus leptorhynchus (Ellis, 1912) |
| Common Names | Brown Ghost Knifefish Brauner Messerfisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Amatuk, Guyana. |
| Synonym(s) | Sternarchus leptorhynchus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 269mm or 10.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: the Guianas, Brazil and Peru; rivers of Colombia and Venezuela, including the Catatumbo River. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2022. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 439 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up A. leptorhynchus on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. leptorhynchus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. leptorhynchus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:8.92.840.4897 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 22:14) |