Sternarchorhynchus severii de Santana & Nogueira, 2006 Severi’s tube-snouted ghost knifefish |
Family: | Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae | |||
Max. size: | 16.9 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Specimens were collected in an area characterized by steep banks and a shoreline bordered by dense forest; large amounts of aquatic plants (Family Podostemonacease) were present in the river, with the water being acidic (pH 5.8) and well oxygenated (91% saturation) (Ref. 84053). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |