Apteronotus ferrarisi

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: Apteronotus
Species: Apteronotus ferrarisi

Name

Apteronotus ferrarisi de Santana & Vari, 2013

• Holotype: MCNG 55635.
• Paratypes: MCNG 54584 (1), 54597 (2), 52077 (1).

Type locality: Venezuela, Yaracuy, Río Yaracuy basin (Caribbean coast), Quebrada Guaquira on Hacienda Guaquira, south-east of El Peñon Reservoir, 10°17′40″N, 68°39′35″W [1].

Etymology: The species name ferrarisi is in honour of Carl J. Ferraris Jr, in recognition of his many contributions to our knowledge of tropical freshwater fishes worldwide and his invaluable assistance to the authors, particularly the second author, over the years.

References

• de Santana, C. D. & Vari, R. P.; 2013: Brown ghost electric fishes of the Apteronotus leptorhynchus species-group (Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes); monophyly, major clades, and revision. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 168 (3): 564–596.