Sternarchorhynchus galibi

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: Sternarchorhynchus
Species: Sternarchorhynchus galibi

Name

Sternarchorhynchus galibi de Santana & Vari, 2010: 298.

Holotype: IRSCNB 16793. [Paratypes: ZMA 124.524, (1); IRSCNB 16793, (7); ANSP 187155, (1)].

Type locality: Suriname. Marowijne District: Lawa River at Stroomafwaarts Rapids near Anapaikekondre (= Anapaike country; Anapaike at 3° 34′ N, 54° 39′ W).

Etymology: The species name galibi is in reference to the town of that name begun as a major settlement of the indigenous Caribs. The town is at the mouth of the Marowijne, the drainage system that includes the type locality of S. galibi.

References

• de Santana, C. D. & Vari, R. P. 2010: Electric fishes of the genus Sternarchorhynchus (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes); phylogenetic and revisionary studies. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 159 (1): 223–371.