Sternarchorhynchus chaoi

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 chaoi

Name

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,.

References

Primary references

• 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.