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Black ghost knifefish, Apteronotus albifrons Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Apteronotidae
Genera Adontosternarchus
Apteronotus
Compsaraia
Magosternarchus
Megadontognathus
Orthosternarchus
Parapteronotus
Platyurosternarchus
Porotergus
Sternarchella
Sternarchogiton
Sternarchorhamphus
Sternarchorhynchus
See text for species.

The ghost knifefishes are a family, Apteronotidae, of knifefishes. They are distinguished from other gymnotiform fishes by the presence of a caudal fin, and can be found in the neotropical regions of South America.

The black ghost knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons) and brown ghost knifefish (Apteronotus leptorhynchus) are readily available as aquarium fish. [edit]

Species

FishBase lists 47 species in thirteen genera.[1] A number of additional species have been discovered recently, for example Apteronotus milesi in 2005,[2] and many more are expected to be found. Genus Adontosternarchus Adontosternarchus balaenops (Cope, 1878). Adontosternarchus clarkae Mago-Leccia, Lundberg &am ...

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