Gymnotus refugio

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: Gymnotidae
Genus: Gymnotus
Species: Gymnotus refugio

Name

Gymnotus refugio Giora & Malabarba, 2016

• Holotype: UFRGS 8752.
• Paratypes: MCP 20197 (2); MNRJ 9439 (2); MZUSP 8749 (2); UFRGS 8749 (2), 13603 (1), 13618 (3), 13296 (1), 13328 (1), 20196 (2), 13607 (3), 13813 (3), 16371 (3), 20197 (2), 20198 (2), 20199 (2), 9439 (2), 19595 (3), 10829 (2), 10873 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul State, Amaral Ferrador, creek in the former Ferraria farm, laguna dos Patos drainage, 30°50'54"S, 52°23'19"W.

Etymology: The name refugio, from the Portuguese meaning “sanctuary”, is in reference to the distribution of the species that was found abundant only in two conservation areas of the Rio Grande do Sul State: “Refúgio da Vida Silvestre Banhado dos Pachecos (where it was collected monthly for ecological studies)” and “Parque Estadual de Itapeva”.

References

• Giora, J. & Malabarba, L.R. 2016. Gymnotus refugio, a new and endangered species of electric fish of the Gymnotus pantherinus species-group from southern Brazil (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae). Zootaxa 4066(5): 581–590.DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.5.6 Reference page.