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Adontosternarchus balaenops (Cope, 1878)

Description

Common Names

  • Macana , Spanish , Peru

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Gymnotiformes

    Family: Apteronotidae

    Genus: Adontosternarchus

    Species: Adontosternarchus balaenops (Cope, 1878)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: upper Amazon River basin.

    • Biology

    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat

    benthopelagic