Porotergus
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| Porotergus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Apteronotidae |
| Subfamily: | Apteronotinae |
| Genus: | Porotergus M. M. Ellis in C. H. Eigenmann, 1912[1] |
| Type species | |
| Porotergus gymnotus M. M. Ellis, 1912[1] | |
Porotergus is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in the Amazon and Essequibo basins in tropical South America. They are found over sandy bottoms in shallow (P. gymnotus) or deep rivers (two remaining).[2] They feed on small aquatic insect larvae. They have a stubby snout and are fairly small knifefish, with the largest species reaching up to 27 cm (11 in) in total length.[2]
