Microsternarchus

Microsternarchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Hypopomidae
Genus: Microsternarchus
Fernández-Yépez, 1968

Microsternarchus is a genus of bluntnose knifefish that is found in Brazil and Venezuela.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Cox Fernandes, C., Nogueira, A., Williston, A. & Alves-Gomes, J.A. (2015): A new species of electric knifefish from the rio Negro, Amazon basin (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae, Microsternarchini). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 164 (1): 213-227.
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