Eigenmannia muirapinima

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 muirapinima

Name

Eigenmannia muirapinima Peixoto et al., 2015

• Holotype: MPEG 21778.
• Paratypes: MPEG 21777 (1 + 3 C&S), 22163 (1), 29489 (9); MZUSP 116796 (2 + 2C&S).

Type locality: Brazil. Pará: Igarapé Santo Antônio, tributary of Rio Amazonas, Rio Amazonas basin, 2°09′15.9″ S, 56°05′17.9″ W.

Etymology: The epithet muirapinima is a tribute to the indigenous people of the tribe Muirapinima, who inhabit the region near the type locality of the species.

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.