Ghost Knife Fish

In the wild black ghost knifefish originates in upper basin of amazon river over the territory of bolivia peru brazil and columbia.
Ghost knife fish. While some fish can only receive electric signals the. South american natives believe that the ghosts of the departed take up residence in these fish hence the name. Other common names which it is known by include the apteronotid eel and the black knife.
The black ghost knifefish is a weakly electric fish as a result of the electromotor and electrosensory systems it possesses. The fish prefers slow black waters water with large amount of tanning agents produced by fallen leaves. They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats but more than half the species in the family are found deep in rivers typically deeper than 5 m or 16 ft where there is little or no light.
It was originally known as gymnotus albifrons and apteronotus passan but today this fish is known as apteronotus albifrons. The black ghost knifefish natively lives in fast moving sandy bottom creeks in a tropical climate.