Archolaemus santosi is a species of glass knifefish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Rio Mucajaí and Rio Uraricoera in the north-eastern portions of the Amazon basin. This species reaches a length of 21.2 cm (8.3 in).[1][2]
Archolaemus santosi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gymnotiformes |
Family: | Sternopygidae |
Genus: | Archolaemus |
Species: | A. santosi |
Binomial name | |
Archolaemus santosi Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012 | |
The knifefish is named in honor of Geraldo Mendes dos Santos of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, who collected the type specimen.[3]
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