Archolaemus ferreirai

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: Archolaemus
Species: Archolaemus ferreirai

Name

• Archolaemus ferreirai Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012

Holotype: INPA 3757. Paratypes: INPA 36379 (21), 6422 (12); MPEG 21683 (1); MZUSP 110183 (1); USNM 404354 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Roraima, Rio Mucajaí, Cachoeira Paredao 2 (appr. 2° 57'N, 61° 27'W).

Etymology: The species name ferreirai is in honour of Efrem Ferreira of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, one of the collectors of the type series, in recognition of his many contributions to our understanding of the Amazonian fish fauna.

References

• Vari, R. P., de Santana, C. D. & Wosiacki, W. B., 2012: South American electric knifefishes of the genus Archolaemus (Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes): undetected diversity in a clade of rheophiles. Zoological Journal of the Linnaean Society, 165: 670–699.