Eigenmannia guairaca

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 guairaca

Name

Eigenmannia guairaca Peixoto et al., 2015

• Holotype: MPEG 31307.
• Paratypes: NUP 6467 (8 + 1C&S); MPEG 31165 (1 + 1C&S (damaged).

Type locality: Brazil. Paraná: Riacho Água do Ó, tributary of Rio Paranapanema, upper Rio Paraná basin, Município de Santa Fé, 23°01′08″ S, 51°51′37.8″W.

Etymology: The epithet guairaca is a reference to the legendary Guairacá, a brave Indian chief who was protector of the lands and the Guarani people.

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.