FB-70208 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70208 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Eupercaria/misc Nemipteridae Nemipterus Nemipterus andamanensis Bineesh, Russell & Chandra, 2018 2023-07-11 2023-07-11 de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari0 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2023-07-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70217 This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: A 152-160; P 16; C 18-20; precaudal vertebrate 18-19; total vertebrae 63-82; 5th infraorbital present as a tubular laterosensory canal segment; interobital distance 9.7-14.6% of HL; number of scales along the lateral line 74-83; ossified lateral ethmoid; number of scales above the lateral line at the midbody 9-10; mouth length 30-44.5% of HL; tail length 13.0-17.5% of LEA; tail depth 9.9-15.4% of CL; ocular diameter 4.0-6.3% of HL. Colouration: body and head brown; distinct, broad, light coloured longitudinal band extending from chin along dorsal midline of head and body to beginning of dorsal filament; pectoral- and anal-fin rays dark brown with translucent interradial membranes; light band encircling base of caudal fin; caudal fin pale at base, dark brown posteriorly (Ref. 93867). de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari 2013 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) FB-Morphology-70217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2023-07-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70217 Analsoft rays: 152 - 160; Vertebrae: 63 - 82 de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari 2013 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) FB-Distribution-70217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70217 South America: Venezuela. de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari 2013 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) FB-Size-70217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2023-07-12 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70217 20.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 93867)) de Santana, C.D. and R.P. Vari 2013 Brown ghost electric fishes of the <i>Apteronotus leptorhynchus</i> species-group (Ostariophysi, Grymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 168(3):564-596. (Ref. 93867) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-70217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-12 00:00:00 2023-07-12 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70217 benthopelagic; freshwater