Sternarchorhynchus curvirostris (Boulenger, 1887)

Family:  Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae
Max. size:  40.6 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: known from the Río Bobanaza, eastern Ecuador and perhaps from north-eastern Peru.
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Biology:  Curvirostris tube-snouted ghost knifefish.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 24 April 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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