Eigenmannia pavulagem

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 pavulagem

Name

Eigenmannia pavulagem Peixoto et al., 2015

• Holotype: MPEG 6887.
• Paratypes: MPEG 7307 (2), 7308 (6), 9524 (3C&S), 9535 (10), 29490 (17); MZUSP 116797 (2); INPA 46984 (2); NUP 17104 (2).

Type locality: Brazil. Pará: Igarapé Paraquequara, tributary of Rio Capim, Rio Guamá basin, Município de Paragominas, 3°14′50″ S, 47°45′50″ W.

Etymology: The epithet pavulagem is a tribute to the cultural movement created in the state of Pará, ‘Arraial do Pavulagem’, characterized by music of a unique traditional style that originated in Amazon region.

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.