Description

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Anal soft rays: 175 - 191.

Common Names

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委內瑞拉翎電鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

委内瑞拉翎电鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Cuchillo , Spanish , Colombia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gymnotiformes

Family: Apteronotidae

Genus: Apteronotus

Species: Apteronotus cuchillo Schultz, 1949

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Lake Maracaibo basin (Ref. 36886). Reported from Colombia, the Catatumbo River and Rio Baudo, Choco (Ref. 26457).

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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benthopelagic