Archolaemus luciae

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 luciae

Name

• Archolaemus luciae Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012

Holotype: INPA 20960. Paratypes: INPA 36381 (3), 20961 (2), 20962 (23), 20964 (12); MPEG 21685 (1); MZUSP 110184 (1); USNM 404356 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Pará, Rio Trombetas, Cachoeira Porteira, below Furo nas Predas (appr. 1°05'S, 57°02'W).

Etymology: The species name luciae is in honour of Lucia Py-Daniel of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, in recognition of her many contributions to the knowledge of the fishes od the Amazon and her assistance to the author over the years.

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.