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Compsaraia

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Compsaraia
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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).[1]

Species

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There are three species:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Compsaraia". FishBase. June 2017 version.