Eigenmannia cacuria

Eigenmannia cacuria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Sternopygidae
Genus: Eigenmannia
Species:
E. cacuria
Binomial name
Eigenmannia cacuria

Eigenmannia cacuria is a species of glass knifefish in the family Sternopygidae. It is found in the upper Parnaíba River of north-eastern Brazil.

Etymology

The species epithet “cacuria” is in reference to a typical dance in the state of Maranhão, Brazil where the holotype was collected.

References

  1. 1 2 Guilherme Moreira Dutra, Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos and Naércio Aquino Menezes. 2022. Description of Three New Species of Eigenmannia (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the rio Mearim and rio Parnaíba basins, Northeastern Brazil. Neotrop Ichthyol. 20(1);e210117. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0117