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Sternarchorhynchus mendesi de Santana & Vari, 2010 Mendes' tube-snouted ghost knifefish |
| Family: | Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes), subfamily: Apteronotinae | |||
| Max. size: | 19.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: known only from the Río San Juan and Río Guanipa basins of north-eastern Venezuela, both drain into the Golfo de Paria. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 14 December 2022 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||