Eigenmannia desantanai

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 desantanai

Name

Eigenmannia desantanai Peixoto et al., 2015

• Holotype: MPEG 31306.
• Paratypes: NUP 12500 (9), 3470 (9 + 1C&S); MPEG 31164 (1 + 1C&S).

Type locality: Brazil. Mato Grosso: Rio Cuiabá, Baía de Chacororé, Rio Paraguai basin, Município de Barão de Melgaço, 16°14′58.9″ S, 55°52′44.4″ W.

Etymology: The epithet desantanai is in honour of Carlos David de Santana, in recognition of his contributions to our knowledge of the Gymnotiformes.

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.