Sternarchorhynchus stewarti

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 stewarti

Name

Sternarchorhynchus stewarti de Santana & Vari, 2010: 346.

Holotype: MUSM 30409. [Paratypes: MUSM 30410, (2); AUM 46266, (2); UF 168165, (2); CU 93464, (1); USNM 391571, (2); ANSP 187150, (1); AUM 46272, (4); UF 168166, (3); CU 93465, (3); USNM 391572, (4); ANSP 187151, (3); AUM 46267, (1); UF 168167, (1); AUM 46268, (1); UF 168168, (1); CU 93466, (1); AUM 46269, (3); UF 168169, (2); CU 93467, (2); USNM 391573, (2); ANSP 187152, (2); AUM 46270, (1); UF 168170, (1); CU 93468, (1); AUM 46271, (1); AUM 46273, (1); UF 168171, (1); CU 93469, (1)].

Type locality: Peru. Amazonas: Río Marañon, log riffle, 1.57 km east-north-east of Juan Velasco Santa Maria de Nieva (4° 50′ S, 77° 51′ W).

Etymology: The species name stewarti is in honour of Donald Stewart, College of Environmental Science of Forestry, State University of New York.

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.