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).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.
Species There are three species:
Compsaraia compsa (Mago-Leccia, 1994) Compsaraia iara Bernt & Albert, 2017 Compsaraia samueli Albert & Crampton, 2009
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