Apteronotus
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Apteronotus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apteronotidae – certain ghost knifefishes of South America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Ostariophysi - superorder; Gymnotiformes - order; Apteronotidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Apteronotus albifrons (black ghost knifefish) - type species; Apteronotus acidops, Apteronotus anu, Apteronotus apurensis, Apteronotus baniwa, Apteronotus bonapartii, Apteronotus brasiliensis, Apteronotus camposdapazi, Apteronotus caudimaculosus, Apteronotus cuchillejo, Apteronotus cuchillo, Apteronotus ellisi, Apteronotus eshmeyeri, Apteronotus ferrarisi, Apteronotus galvisi, Apteronotus jurubidae, Apteronotus leptorhynchus (brown ghost knifefish), Apteronotus lindalvae, Apteronotus macrolepis, Apteronotus macrostomus, Apteronotus magdelenensis, Apteronotus magoi, Apteronotus marauna, Apteronotus mariae, Apteronotus milesi, Apteronotus pemon, Apteronotus rostratus, Apteronotus spurrellii (other species)
Further reading
Apteronotus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Apteronotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Apteronotus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Apteronotus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Apteronotus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Apteronotus at World Register of Marine Species
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