Sternarchorhynchus chaoi

Taxonavigation

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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 chaoi

Name

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Sternarchorhynchus chaoi de Santana & Vari, 2010: 286

  • Holotype: INPA 28357. [Paratypes: INPA 20851, (11); USNM 391713, (1)].
  • Type locality: Brazil. Rondônia: Rio Jamari, Porto Velho, canal de desvio da (diversion canal of ) UHE (Usina Hidroeléctica) Samuel (approximately 8° 27′ S, 63° 30′ W).
  • Etymology: The species name chaoi is in honour of Ning Labish Chao of the Universidade Federal do Amazonas,.

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Primary references

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  • 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.