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Apteronotidae
14 species in this family
The Apteronotidae family includes 14 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Apteronotid eel
Apteronotus albifrons
Apteronotidae
Bare knifefish
Porotergus gymnotus
Apteronotidae
Bonaparte's ghost knifefish
Apteronotus bonapartii
Apteronotidae
Brown ghost knifefish
Apteronotus leptorhynchus
Apteronotidae
Ghost knifefish
Adontosternarchus sachsi
Apteronotidae
Long-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhamphus muelleri
Apteronotidae
Pig-nosed knifefish
Sternarchogiton porcinum
Apteronotidae
Schott's ghost knifefish
Sternarchella schotti
Apteronotidae
Spottail ghost knifefish
Apteronotus caudimaculosus
Apteronotidae
Tamandua knifefish
Orthosternarchus tamandua
Apteronotidae
Terminal ghost knifefish
Sternarchella terminalis
Apteronotidae
Tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus oxyrhynchus
Apteronotidae
Tubesnout knifefish
Platyurosternarchus macrostomus
Apteronotidae
Whale knifefish
Adontosternarchus balaenops
Apteronotidae