Sternarchorhynchus hagedornae

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 hagedornae

Name

Sternarchorhynchus hagedornae de Santana & Vari, 2010: 305.

Holotype: MUSM 30534. [Paratypes: USNM 391574, (2); MUSM 30535, (1); MBUCV 33742, (2); MUSM 23755, (1)].

Type locality: Peru. Madre de Dios: Manu Biosphere Reserve, Quebrada Pachija, tributary emptying into Río Manu 3 km upstream of Pakitza (Pakitza at 11° 55′ 48″ S, 71° 15′ 18″ W).

Etymology: The species name hagedornae is in honour of Mary Hagedorn of the Smithsonian Institution.

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.