Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Anguilliformes
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei
Hexanchiformes
Acipenseriformes
Carangiformes
Myliobatiformes
Petromyzontiformes
Lophiiformes
Trachichthyiformes
Cypriniformes
Carangaria/misc
Cyprinodontiformes
Siluriformes
Elopiformes
Perciformes/Bembropoidei
Ateleopodiformes
Callionymiformes
Synbranchiformes
Batrachoidiformes
Lamniformes
Acropomatiformes
Gymnotiformes
Pleuronectiformes
Gadiformes
Ophidiiformes
Cichliformes
Lepisosteiformes
Gobiiformes
Centrarchiformes
Syngnathiformes

Apionichthys menezesi Ramos, 2003

Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 71 - 73; Anal soft rays: 31 - 37; Vertebrae: 27 - 30. Juxtaposed eyes with contiguous orbits; 31-37 anal fin rays; and 27-30 vertebrae (Ref. 49504).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Achiridae

Genus: Apionichthys

Species: Apionichthys menezesi Ramos, 2003

Climate Zone

Tropical

Location

South America: Rio Napo in Ecuador, Rio Negro, Amazon basin in Brazil and Rio Caura, Orinoco basin in Venezuela.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal