Platyurosternarchus is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo river basins in tropical South America. They are medium-sized knifefish that reach up to in total length and have a relatively long, downwards-pointed tubular snout. They are typically found in streams or near the shore of rivers, often among submerged tree trunks and branches over a leaf-covered bottom where they find their invertebrate prey.
Species There are two currently recognized species:
Platyurosternarchus crypticus de Santana & Vari, 2009 Platyurosternarchus macrostomus (Günther, 1870)
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