Megadontognathus
Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gymnotiformes |
Family: | Apteronotidae |
Genus: | Megadontognathus Mago-Leccia, 1994 |
Megadontognathus is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in river rapids in tropical South America. They are brown with a stubby snout and reach about 20–25 cm (8–10 in) in total length.[1]
Species
There are currently two described species in this genus:[2]
- Megadontognathus cuyuniense Mago-Leccia, 1994
- Megadontognathus kaitukaensis Campos-da-Paz, 1999
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