Archolaemus santosi

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 santosi

Name

Archolaemus santosi Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012

• Holotype: INPA 20966. Paratypes: INPA 36382 (9); MPEG 21686 (1); MZUSP 110185 (1); USNM 404357 (1).

• Type locality: Brazil, Rondônia, Rio Jamari, above site of Usina Hidroeléctrica Samuel (appr. 8°27'S, 63°30'W).

• Etymology: The species name santosi is in honour of Geraldo Mendes dos Santos of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, the collector of the type series, in recognition of his many contributions to our knowledge of the Amazonian fish fauna.

References

Primary 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.