Archolaemus janeae
| Archolaemus janeae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Sternopygidae |
| Genus: | Archolaemus |
| Species: | A. janeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Archolaemus janeae | |
Archolaemus janeae is a species of glass knifefish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Rio Xingu and upper Rio Tapajós, Amazon basin. This species reaches a length of 40.2 cm (15.8 in).[1] [2]
Etymology[edit]
The knifefish is named in honor of Jane Mertens, of the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Vari, Richard P.; De Santana, Carlos David; Wosiacki, Wolmar B. (2012). "South American electric knifefishes of the genus Archolaemus (Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes): undetected diversity in a clade of rheophiles". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 165 (3): 670–699. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00827.x.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Archolaemus janeae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GYMNOTIFORMES (Neotropical Knifefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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