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Sternarchorhynchus caboclo de Santana & Nogueira, 2006 Cabocolo tube-snouted ghost knifefish |
| Family: | Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae | |||
| Max. size: | 22.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Specimens were collected above and below a waterfall along the Rio Mucajaí. The river in that region was characterized by steep banks and with dense forest along the shore; large amounts of aquatic plans of the family Podostemonacease were present in the area, the water acidic (pH 5.8) and well oxygenated (91% saturation) (Ref. 84053). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||