Sternarchorhynchus cramptoni
Sternarchorhynchus cramptoni de Santana & Vari, 2010
Crampton's tube-snouted ghost knifefish


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Family:  Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae
Max. size:  33.1 cm TL (male/unsexed); 29 cm TL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Juveniles captured along the margins of main river channels in várzea; adults captured in the main channels of the sampled rivers (de Santana, pers. observ.).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 July 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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