Genus of fishes
| Compsaraia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Apteronotidae |
| Genus: | Compsaraia Albert, 2001 |
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).
Species※
There are three species:
- Compsaraia compsa (Mago-Leccia, 1994)
- Compsaraia iara Bernt & Albert, 2017
- Compsaraia samueli Albert & Crampton, 2009
References※
- ^ Bernt, "M."J.; and J.S. Albert (2017). A New Species of Deep-Channel Electric Knifefish Compsaraia (Apteronotidae, Gymnotiformes) from the——Amazon River. Copeia. 105(2); 211-219. doi:10.1643/CI-16-529
- ^ Froese, Rainer and "Pauly," Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Compsaraia in FishBase. June 2017 version.
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