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Compsaraia samueli is a species of apteronotid electric fish that exhibits pronounced sexual dimorphism in which mature males develop extremely elongated snouts and oral jaws. This phenotype is found in several other apteronotid species and is used in agonistic jaw-locking behaviors between males.A study comparing skull shape and jaw-closing performance in males and females of Compsaraia samueli suggested that males with elongated faces for use in fights also had lower mechanical advantages, indicating a trade-off between sexual weaponry and jaw leverage.

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  • Compsaraia samueli és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels apteronòtids. (ca)
  • Compsaraia samueli is a species of apteronotid electric fish that exhibits pronounced sexual dimorphism in which mature males develop extremely elongated snouts and oral jaws. This phenotype is found in several other apteronotid species and is used in agonistic jaw-locking behaviors between males.A study comparing skull shape and jaw-closing performance in males and females of Compsaraia samueli suggested that males with elongated faces for use in fights also had lower mechanical advantages, indicating a trade-off between sexual weaponry and jaw leverage. Named in honor of the senior author’s father, , who accompanied his son on an electric-fish collecting trip to Peru, and purchased type specimens from a fish market near Iquitos when he recognized that they differed from all the other electric fishes they had been collecting by the prominent elongate jaws of mature males. (en)
  • Compsaraia samueli generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Apteronotidae familian. (eu)
  • Compsaraia samueli is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van de staartvinmesalen (Apteronotidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 2009 door Albert & Crampton. (nl)
  • Compsaraia samueli är en fiskart som beskrevs av Albert och Crampton 2009. Compsaraia samueli ingår i släktet Compsaraia och familjen Apteronotidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
  • 薩氏頭孔電鰻,為輻鰭魚綱電鰻目線翎電鰻科的其中一種,為熱帶淡水魚,分布於南美洲亞馬遜河流域,體長可達22.6公分,棲息在底中層水域,生活習性不明。 (zh)
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  • Compsaraia samueli (en)
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  • Compsaraia samueli és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels apteronòtids. (ca)
  • Compsaraia samueli generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Apteronotidae familian. (eu)
  • Compsaraia samueli is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van de staartvinmesalen (Apteronotidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 2009 door Albert & Crampton. (nl)
  • Compsaraia samueli är en fiskart som beskrevs av Albert och Crampton 2009. Compsaraia samueli ingår i släktet Compsaraia och familjen Apteronotidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
  • 薩氏頭孔電鰻,為輻鰭魚綱電鰻目線翎電鰻科的其中一種,為熱帶淡水魚,分布於南美洲亞馬遜河流域,體長可達22.6公分,棲息在底中層水域,生活習性不明。 (zh)
  • Compsaraia samueli is a species of apteronotid electric fish that exhibits pronounced sexual dimorphism in which mature males develop extremely elongated snouts and oral jaws. This phenotype is found in several other apteronotid species and is used in agonistic jaw-locking behaviors between males.A study comparing skull shape and jaw-closing performance in males and females of Compsaraia samueli suggested that males with elongated faces for use in fights also had lower mechanical advantages, indicating a trade-off between sexual weaponry and jaw leverage. (en)
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  • Compsaraia samueli (en)
  • Compsaraia samueli (ca)
  • Compsaraia samueli (eu)
  • Compsaraia samueli (nl)
  • Compsaraia samueli (sv)
  • 薩氏頭孔電鰻 (zh)
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