Sternarchorhynchus marreroi

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 marreroi

Name

Sternarchorhynchus marreroi de Santana & Vari, 2010: 318.

Holotype: MBUCV 15806. [Paratypes: MBUCV 33750, (1) (formerly MBUCV V-15806, in part); MBUCV 10637, (1)].

Type locality: Venezuela. Apure: Río Apure, in front of Isla Apurito, left bank (8° 00′ N, 67° 31′ W).

Etymology: The species name marreroi is in honour of Críspulo Marrero of the Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales.

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.