Description

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Common Names

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Pirá-mboi , Guarani , Argentina

巴西翎电鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

巴西翎電鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Boca rachada , Portuguese , Argentina

Sarapó , Portuguese , Argentina

Sarapó , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Morena , Spanish , Argentina

Morena negra , Spanish , Argentina

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gymnotiformes

Family: Apteronotidae

Genus: Apteronotus

Species: Apteronotus brasiliensis (Reinhardt, 1852)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: São Francisco, Paraná and Parnaíba river basins.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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benthopelagic