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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Apteronotidae Ghost knifefishes
Subfamily: Apteronotinae
Genus: Adontosternarchus

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6 species (see list below)
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South America
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Adontosternarchus balaenops (Cope, 1878)

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Adontosternarchus balaenops
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Photo by Luckenbill, K.

South America
Max. Length 18.6 cm TL
Adontosternarchus clarkae Mago-Leccia, Lundberg & Baskin, 1985

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Adontosternarchus clarkae
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South America
Max. Length 18.6 cm TL
Adontosternarchus devenanzii Mago-Leccia, Lundberg & Baskin, 1985

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Adontosternarchus devenanzii
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Max. Length 18.5 cm TL
 
Adontosternarchus duartei
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South America
Max. Length 21.8 cm TL
Adontosternarchus nebulosus Lundberg & Cox Fernandes, 2007

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Adontosternarchus nebulosus
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South America
Max. Length 32.2 cm TL
Adontosternarchus sachsi (Peters, 1877)

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Adontosternarchus sachsi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Adontosternarchus balaenops South America 25 TL 1878
Adontosternarchus clarkae South America 18.6 TL 1985
Adontosternarchus devenanzii South America 18.6 TL 1985
Adontosternarchus duartei South America 18.5 TL 2012
Adontosternarchus nebulosus South America 21.8 TL 2007
Adontosternarchus sachsi South America 32.2 TL 1877



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