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Eigenmannia matintapereira Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki, 2015

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Rio Uneiuxi and Rio Urubaxi, tributaries of the Rio Negro in Amazonas (Ref. 115689).
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Main Ref: Peixoto, L.A.W., G.M. Dutra and W.B. Wosiacki, 2015
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes)
Etymology: Eigenmannia: From Eigenmann, 1910, researcher of faunistic studies (Ref. 45335);  matintapereira: Named after Matinta Pereira, the mythical figure that haunts people in search of tobacco and coffee in northern Brazil. According to reports, its appearance is marked by a blackened aspect, an allusion to the colour pattern present in this new species..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk.   Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

South America: Rio Uneiuxi and Rio Urubaxi, tributaries of the Rio Negro in Amazonas, Brazil.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 115689)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 216 - 222.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

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Peixoto, L.A.W., G.M. Dutra and W.B. Wosiacki, 2015. The electric glass knifefishes of the Eigenmannia trilineata species-group (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae): monophyly and description of seven new species. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175:384-414. (Ref. 115689)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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