Description

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Common Names

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波氏翎电鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

波氏翎電鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Soia , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Sarrapu , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Anguila , Spanish , Ecuador

Macana , Spanish , Peru

Macana abteronotus , Spanish , Peru

Macana perro , Spanish , Peru

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gymnotiformes

Family: Apteronotidae

Genus: Apteronotus

Species: Apteronotus bonapartii (Castelnau, 1855)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Amazon River basin.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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benthopelagic