Sternarchorhynchus britskii

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: Apteronotidae
Genus: Sternarchorhynchus
Species: Sternarchorhynchus britskii

Name

Sternarchorhynchus britskii Campos-da-Paz, 2000: 528

Holotype: MZUSP 52923. [Paratypes: MCP 12123 (1); MNRJ 17590 (1); MZUSP 24464 (6), MZUSP 43277 (3, c&s)].

Type locality: Brazil. Mato Grosso do Sul: Rio Paramá at Ilha Solteira dam (right margin)(about 20° 30' S, 51° 00' W).

References

• Campos-da-Paz, R. (2000): On Sternarchorhynchus Castelnau: a South American electric knifefish, with descriptions of two new species (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae). Copeia, 2000 (2): 521–535.
• de Santana, C. D. & Vari, R. P. (2010): Electric fishes of the genus Sternarchorhynchus (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes); phylogenetic and revisionary studies. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 159 (1): 223–371.