Orthosternarchus tamandua

Orthosternarchus tamandua

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnotiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Gymnotiformes

Familia: Apteronotidae
Genus: Orthosternarchus
Species: Orthosternarchus tamandua

Name

• Orthosternarchus tamandua (Boulenger, 1898)

Etymology: its species name is from the Tupi word tamanduá, meaning "anteater", in reference to its long snout.

Synonyms

• Sternarchus tamandua Boulenger, 1898

Vernacular names

• English: White knifefish, Oddball knifefish, White trumpet knifefish
• 日本語: ピンクゴーストナイフ
• ไทย: ปลาผีตุ่น

References

• Orthosternarchus tamandua in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2026. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.