''Megadontognathus'' is a genus of
ghost knifefishes found in river rapids in
tropical
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in
the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...
. They are brown with a stubby snout and reach about in total length.
Species
There are currently two described species in this genus:
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Megadontognathus cuyuniense
''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 in total length.
Species
There are currently two described species in this genus:
* '' M ...
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Mago-Leccia, 1994
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Megadontognathus kaitukaensis
''Megadontognathus'' is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in river rapids in tropical South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small porti ...
''
Campos-da-Paz, 1999
References
Apteronotidae
Fish of South America
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Francisco Mago Leccia
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