Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Gymnotiformes: family
Apteronotidae: genus
Apteronotus: species
Apteronotus albifrons

Name

Synonyms: Apteronotus passan Lacepède, 1800; Gymnotus albifrons Linnaeus, 1766; Sternarchus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766); Sternarchus lacepedii Castelnau, 1855; Sternarchus maximilliani Castelnau, 1855
Homonyms: Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common names: Black ghost, Black ghost knifefish in English; Bloblo, Sab in language.; Boóboó in language.; Bëbë in language.; Ituí-cavalo in language.; Kulumïmïnë in language.; Poisson-couteau, Poisson-couteau noir de jais in French; apteronotid eel in language.; apteronotid eel in English; Black ghost knifefish in English; Black ghost in English; Bobo in language.; Ituí-cavalo in Portuguese

Bibliographic References

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