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Apteronotus magdalenensis (Miles, 1945)

Description

Anal soft rays: 181 - 203.

Common Names

  • 乌比德电鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 烏比德電鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Caballo , Spanish , Colombia
  • El original perro , Spanish , Colombia
  • Perrita , Spanish , Colombia

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Gymnotiformes

    Family: Apteronotidae

    Genus: Apteronotus

    Species: Apteronotus magdalenensis (Miles, 1945)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: Magdalena basin, Colombia.

    • Biology

    This species can be distinguished by its pale coloration, marbled with patches of brown blotches.

    Habitat

    benthopelagic