Axelrod's tube-snouted ghost knifefish
📖 Overview
Inhabits clear water system with the bottom formed by small stones and rocks. Feeds on insects and other aquatic invertebrates .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a short gape that terminates posteriorly at, or slightly short of, the vertical through the anterior nares; no scales along the mid-dorsal region of the body as far posteriorly as the origin of the electroreceptive filament; anal-fin rays 200-217 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Axelrod's tube-snouted ghost knifefish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: Brazil, Amazon Basin, Rio Tocantins (upper and lower portions of that river system).
🌿 Ecology
insects and other aquatic invertebrates (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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