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Megadontognathus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gymnotiformes
Family:	Apteronotidae
Genus:	Megadontognathus Mago-Leccia, 1994

Megadontognathus is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in river rapids in tropical South America. They are brown with a stubby snout and reach about 20–25 cm (8–10 in) in total length.

Species

There are currently two described species in this genus:

• Megadontognathus cuyuniense Mago-Leccia, 1994
• Megadontognathus kaitukaensis Campos-da-Paz, 1999

References

1. van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0691170749.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Megadontognathus". FishBase. October 2011 version.

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