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The black ghost knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons) is a tropical fish belonging to the ghost knifefish family (Apteronotidae). They originate in freshwater habitats in South America where they range from Venezuela to the Paraguay – Paraná River , including the Amazon Basin . [ 2 ]
Chimaeras [1] are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes (/ k ɪ ˈ m ɛ r ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /), known informally as ghost sharks, rat fish, spookfish, or rabbit fish; the last three names are not to be confused with rattails, Opisthoproctidae, or Siganidae, respectively.
The ghost knifefishes are a family, Apteronotidae, of ray-finned fishes in the order Gymnotiformes. These fish are native to Panama and South America . [ 1 ] They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats, but more than half the species in the family are found deep in rivers (typically deeper than 5 m or 16 ft) where there is little or no light.
Cambodian fishermen caught two fish in the Mekong River, measuring between 11 and 13 pounds and two to three feet long. This time researchers were able to purchase and examine the fish for themselves.
Image: NOAA. Its eyes are among its many notable characteristics, as they appear deeply recessed and, like the sea dwellers body, lack pigment.. Some interns with the Okeanos Explorer team noted ...
Brown ghost knifefish inhabit the Essequibo River and its drainage basin. The brown ghost knifefish is endemic to the Essequibo River and its drainage basin in Guyana. [2] Historically, this fish was thought to inhabit broad regions of northern South America, including the Pacific and Caribbean drainages of Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru.
Ghostfish or Ghost Fish may refer to: Animals. Called "ghostfish" or "ghost fish" Predatory tunicate, which is not actually a fish; Wrymouth; Kryptopterus vitreolus;
The ornate ghost pipefish or harlequin ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, is a false pipefish of the family Solenostomidae. The species' name comes from the Greek paradoxos, referring to this fish's unusual external features. With its common name, ghost, referring to its ability to disguise itself and appear and disappear quickly.