Compsaraia samueli

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: Apteronotidae
Genus: Compsaraia
Species: Compsaraia samueli

Name

Compsaraia samueli Albert & Crampton, 2009

Type locality: Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas near Iquitos, 3.77ºS, 73.25ºW

Holotype: MUSM. male ♂. MUSM 26093. 21.III.2004. W.S. Albert.

References

• Albert, J.S.; Crampton, W.G.R. 2009: A new species of electric knifefish, genus Compsaraia (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae) from the Amazon River, with extreme sexual dimorphism in snout and jaw length. Systematics and Biodiversity, 7(1): 81–92. DOI: 10.1017/S1477200008002934 Reference page. 
• Keeffe, R., Hilton, E.J., De Souza, M.J.F.T. & Fernandes, C.C. 2019. Cranial morphology and osteology of the sexually dimorphic electric fish, Compsaraia samueli Albert & Crampton (Apteronotidae, Gymnotiformes), with comparisons to C. compsa (Mago-Leccia). Zootaxa 4555(1): 101–112. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4555.1.8 Reference page.