Eigenmannia antonioi

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: Sternopygidae
Genus: Eigenmannia
Species: Eigenmannia antonioi

Name

Eigenmannia antonioi Peixoto et al., 2015

• Holotype: MPEG 10181.
• Paratypes: MPEG 9940 (1), 10156 (1), 10167 (4), 10182 (6 + 1C&S), 10186 (5), 29486 (2); MZUSP 116795 (2 + 2C&S); INPA 46983 (2); MCP 48613 (2).

Type locality: Brazil. Pará: Rio Anapu at Floresta Nacional de Caxiuanã, Município de Portel, Rio Amazonas basin, 02°05′0.7″S, 51°29′43.8″W.

Etymology: The epithet antonioi is in memory to Antônio da Silva Wanderley, grandfather of the first author.

References

• Peixoto, L.A.W., Dutra, G.M. & Wosiacki, W.B. 2015. The Electric Glass Knifefishes of the Eigenmannia trilineata species-group (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae): monophyly and description of seven new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175(2): 384–414. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12274 Reference page.