Rhamphichthys heleios

Taxonavigation

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: Rhamphichthyidae
Genus: Rhamphichthys
Species: Rhamphichthys heleios

Name

Rhamphichthys heleios Carvalho & Albert, 2015

• Holotype: MZUSP 48507.
• Paratypes: MZUSP 5630 (3).

Type locality: Paru Lake (formed in the confluence of the Rios Trombetas and Paru-do-Oeste) at Oriximiná, PA, Brazil, about 1°45'S, 55°52'W.

Etymology: The specific epithet heleios from the Greek meaning ‘‘dwelling in the marsh,’’ refers to the floodplain habitats where this species has been collected.

References

• Carvalho, T.P. & Albert, J.S. 2015. A New Species of Rhamphichthys (Gymnotiformes: Rhamphichthyidae) from the Amazon Basin. Copeia 2015: 34–41. DOI: 10.1643/CI-14-066 Reference page.