Description

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Common Names

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Bloblo , Creole, French , French Guiana

Bobo , Creole, French , French Guiana

Hvidpandet elektroål , Danish , Denmark

Apteronotid eel , English , USA

Black ghost , English , USA

Black ghost , English , Venezuela

Black ghost , English , Global

Must niitselgkala , Estonian , Estonia

Mustaveitsikala , Finnish , Finland

Poisson-couteau , French , French Guiana

Amerikanischer Weißstirn Messerfisch , German , Germany

線翎電鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

线翎电鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Oulouwipila , Oyampi , French Guiana

Itoui cavalo , Portuguese , Brazil

Ituí cavalo , Portuguese (Native) , Brazil

Chernaya nozhetelka , Russian , Russia

Anguila , Spanish , Ecuador

Caballo , Spanish , Colombia

Cheroga , Spanish , Argentina

Cuchillo caballo , Spanish , Colombia

Morena negra , Spanish , Argentina

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gymnotiformes

Family: Apteronotidae

Genus: Apteronotus

Species: Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Occurs in rapidly flowing waters of creeks with a sandy bottom. Is a micro-predator of insect larvae (Ref. 12225). Nocturnal. Possesses a weakly discharging neurogenic electric organ and ampullary electro receptors that are distributed from head to tail (Ref. 10011; 10841).

Habitat

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benthopelagic