Porotergus

Porotergus is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in the Amazon and Essequibo basins in tropical South America. They are found over sandy bottoms in shallow (P. gymnotus) or deep rivers (two remaining).[1] They feed on small aquatic insect larvae. They have a stubby snout and are fairly small knifefish, with the largest species reaching up to 27 cm (11 in) in total length.[1]

Porotergus
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Porotergus

Species

There are currently three described species in this genus:[2]

  • Porotergus duende de Santana & Crampton, 2010
  • Porotergus gimbeli M. M. Ellis, 1912
  • Porotergus gymnotus M. M. Ellis, 1912
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References

  1. David de Santana, C.; W.G.R. Crampton (2010). "A Review of the South American Electric Fish Genus Porotergus (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae) with the Description of a New Species". Copeia. 2010 (1): 165–175. doi:10.1643/ci-05-136.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Porotergus in FishBase. October 2017 version.


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