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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderGymnotiformes
  4. ›familySternopygidae
  5. ›genusEigenmannia
Eigenmannia vicentespelaea
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Cave Knifefish

Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques, 1996

Also calledItuí (por) · Ituí-de-caverna (por) · Tuvira-de-caverna (por) · dlouhoocaska jeskynní (ces)

First described in: Triques, M. L. (1996). Eigenmannia vicentespelaea, a new species of cave dwelling electrogenic neotropical fish (Ostariophisi: Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae). <em>Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie.</em> 23 (1/2): 1-4.

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discussion

Remarks: Redescribed in Bichuette, Trajano (2006) and Peixoto et al. (2015).

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

distribution

Distribution: Caves in São Vicente River basin, Tocantins River system (Triques, 1996 a, Peixoto et al., 2015).

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

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2402034.