Compsaraia compsa

distribution

Distribution: Orinoco, Meta, Apuré and Negro River basins, Venezuela (Mago-Leccia, 1994).

Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types

materials_examined

: Venezuela: Amazonas: ANSP 163035, 12, 75 – 202, Rio Orinoco at Isla Raton, 5 ° 5 " N, 67 ° 48 " W; UMMZ 230828, 20, 164 – 259, Rio Atabapo at San Fernando de Atabapo, 3 ° 51 " 1.9 90 1 " " N, 67 ° 38 " 48.37 3 7 " " W. Apure: ANSP 160194, 1, PT, 262, Rio Meta, ca. 40 min upstream from confluence with Rio Orinoco, 0 6 ° 1 8 " N, 6 7 ° 3 7 " W; ANSP 165223, 2, 246 – 250, Rio Apure at San Fernando de Apure, 7 ° 54 " 0 " " N, 67 ° 32 " 0 " " W; ANSP 198399, 1, 257, Rio Apure at San Fernando de Apure, 7 ° 53 " 59.8 " " N, 67 ° 29 " 15.9 " " W. Barinas: FMNH 100737, 5, Rio Suripa between pumping station of Hato Mercedes and Boca Rio Anaro. Bolivar: ANSP 163033, 53, 9 CS, 90 – 326, Rio Orinoco at the mouth of the Rio Caura near Puerto Las Majadas, 0 7 ° 3 8 " 3 6 " " N, 6 4 ° 5 0 " W; ANSP 1 6 2 6 7 1, 2, 2 3 9 – 2 7 3, Rio Cuchivero, ca. 5 0 0 m from confluence of Rio Orinoco, 7 ° 38 " N, 65 ° 56 " W. Delta Amacuro: AMNH 217678, 2, 290 – 303, Rio Orinoco, just above Isla Varadero from kilometer 150 – 152; ANSP 149514, 2, 255 – 260, Rio Orinoco at Los Castillos, ca. km 162; ANSP 149522, 20, 1 1 7 – 2 1 6, Rio Orinoco at old shipping channel S. of Portuguesa, ca. km 117.

A New Species of Deep-channel Electric Knifefish Compsaraia (Apteronotidae, Gymnotiformes) from the Amazon River