Biology:Eigenmannia cacuria

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Eigenmannia cacuria
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Sternopygidae
Genus: Eigenmannia
Species:
E. cacuria
Binomial name
Eigenmannia cacuria
Dutra, Ramos & Menezes, 2022

Eigenmannia cacuria is a species of glass knifefish from the upper rio Parnaíba in the northeast of Brazil .[1]

Etymology

The species name of “cacuria” is in reference to the “cacuriá”, a typical dance in the state of Maranhão, Brazil where the holotype was collected.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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

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