Sternarchorhynchus montanus

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 montanus

Name

Sternarchorhynchus montanus de Santana & Vari, 2010: 324.

Holotype: MUSM 31312 (formerly AUM 46270, in part). [Paratype: LACM 41741–44, (1)].

Type locality: Peru. Amazonas: Río Marañon, pongo above Borja, 35.5 km north-east Juan Velasco, Santa Maria de Nieva (4° 27′ 36″ S, 77° 34' 53" W).

Etymology: The species name montanus from the Latin for mountains, refers to the type location of the type series in the foothills of the Andean Cordilleras.

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.