Eigenmannia cacuria
Appearance
Eigenmannia cacuria | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gymnotiformes |
Family: | Sternopygidae |
Genus: | Eigenmannia |
Species: | E. cacuria
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Binomial name | |
Eigenmannia cacuria |
Eigenmannia cacuria is a species of glass knifefish in the family Sternopygidae. It is found in the upper Parnaíba River of north-eastern Brazil.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The species epithet “cacuria” is in reference to a typical dance in the state of Maranhão, Brazil where the holotype was collected.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Guilherme Moreira Dutra, Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos and Naércio Aquino Menezes. 2022. Description of Three New Species of Eigenmannia (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the rio Mearim and rio Parnaíba basins, Northeastern Brazil. Neotrop Ichthyol. 20(1);e210117. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0117