Eigenmannia vicentespelaea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnotiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Gymnotiformes

Familia: Sternopygidae
Genus: Eigenmannia
Species: Eigenmannia vicentespelaea

Name

Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques, 1996

• Holotype: MZUSP 42605.
• Type locality: “Brazil. Goiás, Rio Tocantins basin, Rio São Vicente, Cave São Vicente II, 13°35'00"S, 46°22'30"W”.
• Paratype: MZUSP 47984.

References

Primary references

• Triques, M.L. 1996. Eigenmannia vicentespelaea, a new species of cave dwelling electrogenic neotropical fish (Ostariophisi: Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae). Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie 23(1-2): 1–4. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Peixoto, L.A.W., Dutra, G.M. & Wosiacki, W.B. 2015. The Electric Glass Knifefishes of the Eigenmannia trilineata species-group (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae): monophyly and description of seven new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175(2): 384–414. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12274 Reference page.