Sternopygus astrabes Mago-Leccia, 1994

Ferraris, Carl J., Jr, Santana, Carlos David de & Vari, Richard P., 2017, Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types, Neotropical Ichthyology 15 (1), No. e 160067, pp. 1-8 : 1-8

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scientific name

Sternopygus astrabes Mago-Leccia, 1994
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Sternopygus astrabes Mago-Leccia, 1994 View in CoL

Sternopygus astrabes Mago-Leccia, 1994: 79 View in CoL , fig. 87. Type locality: Caño Pozo Azul   GoogleMaps , Aqua Linda, approx. 23 km NE of Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas, Venezuela, 5°51’N, 67°31’W. Holotype: MBUCV-V 14182 ; 196 mm TL.

Sternopygus castroi Triques, 1999b: 21 View in CoL , fig. Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas , Igarape Jaradá , Rio Cuieiras, 40 km from mouth of Rio Negro. Holotype: MZUSP 48912 View Materials ; 178 mm SL.

Remarks: Synonymy follows Hulen et al. (2005).

Distribution: Orinoco, Casiquiare, and Negro River basins ( Mago-Leccia, 1994).

Hulen KG, Crampton WGR, Albert JS. Phylogenetic systematics and historical biogeography of the Neotropical electric fish Sternopygus (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes). Syst Biodivers. 2005; 3 (4): 407 - 32.

Mago-Leccia F. Electric fishes of the continental waters of America. Caracas: Fundacion para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Fisicas, Matematicas y Naturales. 1994.

Triques ML. Sternopygus castroi, a new species of Neotropical freshwater electric fish, with new synapomorphies to the genus (Sternopygidae: Gymnotiformes: Teleostei). Stud Neotrop Fauna E. 1999 b; 35 (1): 19 - 26.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Gymnotiformes

Family

Sternopygidae

Genus

Sternopygus