Sternarchorhynchus jaimei

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 jaimei

Name

Sternarchorhynchus jaimei de Santana & Vari, 2010: 312.

Holotype: INPA 28359. [Paratypes: INPA 22902, (2); INPA 26122, (10); USNM 391716, (1)].

Type locality: Brazil. Amazonas: Rio Uatumã, Cachoeira do Miriti, Presidente Figueredo (approximately 2° 01′ S, 59° 28′ W).

Etymology: The species name jaimei is in honour of Jaime Ribeiro Carvalho Júnior, of the Centro do Jovem Aquarista.

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.