Orthosternarchus tamandua

Orthosternarchus tamandua is a species of weakly electric knifefish in the family Apteronotidae, native to the deep river channels of the Amazon River system.

The Orthosternarchus tamandua lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Orthosternarchus tamandua is a species of weakly electric knifefish in the family Apteronotidae, native to the deep river channels of the Amazon River system. It is the only species in its genus. More

Wonder Rosed Dolphin Fish - Orthosternarchus tamanduaWonder Rosed Dolphin Fish - Orthosternarchus tamandua Wonder Rosed Dolphin Fish - Orthosternarchus tamandua = E-mail this product to a friend E-mail this product to a friend Price: $270. More

Orthosternarchus tamandua on Fish Mapper TSN 640303 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Orthosternarchus tamandua is a knifefish that inhabits deeper waters of the Amazon. While the Amazon is not the deepest river in the world, it does have regions that exceed 300 feet in depth. More

Common names

巴西直胸电鳗 in Mandarin Chinese
巴西直胸電鰻 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Gymnotiformes
Family : Apteronotidae
Genus : Orthosternarchus
Species : Orthosternarchus tamandua
Authority : Boulenger, 1898