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Apteronotus albifrons in French Guiana
Black ghost

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Apteronotus albifrons   (Linnaeus, 1766)
Family:	Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes)			picture (Apalb_u1.jpg) by Marshall, P.
Order:	Gymnotiformes  (knifefishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Black ghost
Max. size:	50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36886)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 5 - 19
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 28°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	South America: Venezuela to Paraguay and Paraná rivers. Also in the Amazon Basin of Peru (Ref. 6329).
Biology:	Occurs in rapidly flowing waters of creeks with a sandy bottom. Is a micro-predator of insect larvae (Ref. 12225). Nocturnal. Possesses a weakly discharging neurogenic electric organ and ampullary electro receptors that are distributed from head to tail (Ref. 10011; 10841)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Albert, James S.
Main Ref:	Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari. 1986. (Ref. 6329)
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French Guiana country information
Common names:	Poisson-couteau, Bloblo, Bobo, Oulouwipila		Ref:  Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Present in the Mana River in the west and perhaps in the Maroni River (Ref. 12225).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fg.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996
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