FB-57639 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57639 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Stomiiformes Stomiidae Eustomias Eustomias silvescens Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Mesensis tube-snouted ghost knifefish 2001-01-30 2024-09-26 Campos-da-Paz, R.0 On Sternarchorhynchus Castelnau: a South American electric knifefish, with descriptions of two new species (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae). Copeia 2000(2):521-535. (Ref. 36352) Albert, J.S.0 Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes). p. 497-502. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36886) de Santana, C. D. and R.P. Vari0 Electric fishes of the genus Sternarchorhynchus (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes); phylogenetic and revisionary studies. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 159:223-371. (Ref. 84053) Saks, L.0 Estonian Common Names, Rank 2. Personal communication (Ref. 116654) FB-GeneralDescr-57651 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2001-02-05 00:00:00 2010-05-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57651 Collected from caves within the São Domingos karst region in the upper portions of the Rio Tocantins basin. The species occur in both subterranean and surface drainages and appears to be well adapted to epigean habitats as indicated by the overall condition and sexual maturity of the individuals from cave habitats (Ref. 84053). de Santana, C. D. and R.P. Vari 2010 Electric fishes of the genus Sternarchorhynchus (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes); phylogenetic and revisionary studies. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 159:223-371. (Ref. 84053) FB-DiagnosticDescr-57651 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2001-02-22 00:00:00 2001-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57651 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of features: mouth length 5.4-6.4 %HL; postocular distance 36.4-41.0 %HL; pectoral fin length 27.0-35.3 %HL; scales always present above lateral line at anterodorsal region of body, in 11-13 rows above lateral line at midbody; anterior unbranched anal-fin rays 23-28; and a white to yellowish-white (sometimes indistinct) band on frontal portion of head and middorsum; caudal fin with 13-15 rays (Ref. 36352). Campos-da-Paz, R. 2000 On Sternarchorhynchus Castelnau: a South American electric knifefish, with descriptions of two new species (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae). Copeia 2000(2):521-535. (Ref. 36352) FB-Morphology-57651 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2001-02-22 00:00:00 2001-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57651 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 171 - 189; Vertebrae: 80 - 110 Campos-da-Paz, R. 2000 On Sternarchorhynchus Castelnau: a South American electric knifefish, with descriptions of two new species (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae). Copeia 2000(2):521-535. (Ref. 36352) FB-Distribution-57651 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2001-02-05 00:00:00 2022-11-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57651 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size South America: Tocantins River basin. Albert, J.S. 2003 Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes). p. 497-502. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36886) FB-Size-57651 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2001-02-05 00:00:00 2010-05-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57651 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 24.9 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 36886)) Albert, J.S. 2003 Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes). p. 497-502. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36886) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-57651 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2001-02-05 00:00:00 2010-05-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57651 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription benthopelagic; freshwater