Apteronotus baniwa

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 baniwa

Name

Apteronotus baniwa de Santana & Vari, 2013

• Holotype: AUM 43275.
• Paratypes: AUM 44075 (1), 43276 (2); MCNG 52994 (3); USNM 406841 (1).

Type locality: Venezuela, Amazonas, Río Orinoco, 147 km east-south-east of San Fernando de Atabapo, 03°18′23"N, 66°36′12"W [1].

Etymology: The species name baniwa is based on the name of the indigenous people whose home territory is in the vicinity of the type-locality for the species.

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.