Compsaraia
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| Compsaraia | |
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| Compsaraia samueli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Apteronotidae |
| Subfamily: | Apteronotinae |
| Genus: | Compsaraia Albert, 2001[1] |
| Type species | |
| Porotergus compsus Mago-Leccia, 1994[1] | |
Compsaraia is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in tropical South America. There are currently three described species in this genus. They are found deep in large rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and have small eyes and little pigment (appearing whitish in colour).[2]
