Rhamphichthys heleios
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Gymnotiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Rhamphichthyidae
Genus: Rhamphichthys
Species: Rhamphichthys heleios
Name
[edit]Rhamphichthys heleios Carvalho & Albert, 2015
- Holotype: MZUSP 48507.
- Paratypes: MZUSP 5630 (3).
Type locality: Paru Lake (formed in the confluence of the Rios Trombetas and Paru-do-Oeste) at Oriximiná, PA, Brazil, about 1°45'S, 55°52'W.
Etymology: The specific epithet heleios from the Greek meaning ‘‘dwelling in the marsh,’’ refers to the floodplain habitats where this species has been collected.
References
[edit]- Carvalho, T.P. & Albert, J.S. 2015. A New Species of Rhamphichthys (Gymnotiformes: Rhamphichthyidae) from the Amazon Basin. Copeia 2015: 34–41. DOI: 10.1643/CI-14-066 Reference page.