Brachyhypopomus walteri

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Brachyhypopomus walteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Hypopomidae
Genus: Brachyhypopomus
Species:
B. walteri
Binomial name
Brachyhypopomus walteri
Sullivan et al., 2013 [1]

Brachyhypopomus walteri is a species of electric knifefish. The species was discovered in the Central Amazon.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Sullivan, Jansen Zuanon & Cristina Cox Fernandes (2013). "Two new species and a new subgenus of toothed Brachyhypopomus electric knifefishes (Gymnotiformes, Hypopomidae) from the central Amazon and considerations pertaining to the evolution of a monophasic electric organ discharge". ZooKeys (327): 1–34. doi:10.3897/zookeys.327.5427. PMC 3807744. PMID 24167419.
  2. ^ Bates, Mary. "New Electric Fish Found, Are Wired Differently". National Geographic. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013.