Archolaemus santosi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnotiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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: Sternopygidae
Genus: Archolaemus
Species: Archolaemus santosi

Name

Archolaemus santosi Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012

  • Holotype: INPA 20966. Paratypes: INPA 36382 (9); MPEG 21686 (1); MZUSP 110185 (1); USNM 404357 (1).
  • Type locality: Brazil, Rondônia, Rio Jamari, above site of Usina Hidroeléctrica Samuel (appr. 8°27'S, 63°30'W).
  • Etymology: The species name santosi is in honour of Geraldo Mendes dos Santos of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, the collector of the type series, in recognition of his many contributions to our knowledge of the Amazonian fish fauna.

References

Primary references

  • Vari, R. P., de Santana, C. D. & Wosiacki, W. B., 2012: South American electric knifefishes of the genus Archolaemus (Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes): undetected diversity in a clade of rheophiles. Zoological Journal of the Linnaean Society, 165: 670–699.
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