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Gymnotidae Rafinesque, 1815

112332  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:112332)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Gymnotiformes (Order)
  7. Gymnotidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Electrophorus Gill, 1864
    1. Species Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766)
    2. Species Electrophorus multivalvulus Nakashima, 1941 accepted as Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  2. Genus Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Gymnotus anguillaris Hoedeman, 1962
    2. Species Gymnotus arapaima Albert & Crampton, 2001
    3. Species Gymnotus ardilai Maldonado-Ocampo & Albert, 2004
    4. Species Gymnotus bahianus Campos-da-Paz & Costa, 1996
    5. Species Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus, 1758
    6. Species Gymnotus cataniapo Mago-Leccia, 1994
    7. Species Gymnotus choco Albert, Crampton & Maldonado, 2003
    8. Species Gymnotus coatesi La Monte, 1935
    9. Species Gymnotus coropinae Hoedeman, 1962
    10. Species Gymnotus curupira Crampton, Thorsen & Albert, 2005
    11. Species Gymnotus cylindricus La Monte, 1935
    12. Species Gymnotus diamantinensis Campos-da-Paz, 2002
    13. Species Gymnotus esmeraldas Albert & Crampton, 2003
    14. Species Gymnotus henni Albert, Crampton & Maldonado, 2003
    15. Species Gymnotus inaequilabiatus (Valenciennes, 1842)
    16. Species Gymnotus javari Albert, Crampton & Hagedorn, 2003
    17. Species Gymnotus jonasi Albert & Crampton, 2001
    18. Species Gymnotus maculosus Albert & Miller, 1995
    19. Species Gymnotus mamiraua Albert & Crampton, 2001
    20. Species Gymnotus melanopleura Albert & Crampton, 2001
    21. Species Gymnotus obscurus Crampton, Thorsen & Albert, 2005
    22. Species Gymnotus onca Albert & Crampton, 2001
    23. Species Gymnotus panamensis Albert & Crampton, 2003
    24. Species Gymnotus pantanal Fernandes, Albert, Daniel-Silva, Lopes, Crampton & Almeida-Toledo, 2005
    25. Species Gymnotus pantherinus (Steindachner, 1908)
    26. Species Gymnotus paraguensis Albert & Crampton, 2003
    27. Species Gymnotus pedanopterus Mago-Leccia, 1994
    28. Species Gymnotus stenoleucus Mago-Leccia, 1994
    29. Species Gymnotus sylvius Albert & Fernandes-Matioli, 1999
    30. Species Gymnotus tigre Albert & Crampton, 2003
    31. Species Gymnotus ucamara Crampton, Lovejoy & Albert, 2003
    32. Species Gymnotus varzea Crampton, Thorsen & Albert, 2005
    33. Species Gymnotus acus Brünnich, 1768 accepted as Carapus acus (Brünnich, 1768)
    34. Species Gymnotus aequilabiatus Humboldt, 1805 accepted as Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt, 1805)
    35. Species Gymnotus albifrons Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766)
    36. Species Gymnotus albus Pallas, 1769 accepted as Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus, 1758
    37. Species Gymnotus albus Zuiew, 1789 accepted as Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793)
    38. Species Gymnotus asiaticus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
    39. Species Gymnotus brachiurus Bloch, 1786 accepted as Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus, 1758
    40. Species Gymnotus electricus Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766)
    41. Species Gymnotus fasciatus Pallas, 1769 accepted as Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus, 1758
    42. Species Gymnotus longirostratus Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Rhamphichthys rostratus (Linnaeus, 1766)
    43. Species Gymnotus macrurus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    44. Species Gymnotus notopterus Pallas, 1769 accepted as Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769)
    45. Species Gymnotus putaol Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus, 1758
    46. Species Gymnotus regius Chiaje, 1847 accepted as Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766)
    47. Species Gymnotus rostratus Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Rhamphichthys rostratus (Linnaeus, 1766)
    48. Species Gymnotus tremulus Houttuyn, 1764 accepted as Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  3. Genus Melanosternarchus Bernt, Crampton, Orfinger & Albert, 2018
  4. Genus Carapo Oken, 1817 accepted as Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758
  5. Genus Giton Kaup in Duméril, 1856 accepted as Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758
  6. Genus Gymnonotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758
  7. Genus Gymnothus Gouan, 1770 accepted as Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758
  8. Genus Lamontianus Craig, Kim, Tagliacollo & Albert, 2019 accepted as Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
  9. Genus Pantherus Craig, Kim, Tagliacollo & Albert, 2019 accepted as Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
  10. Genus Tigre Craig, Kim, Tagliacollo & Albert, 2019 accepted as Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
  11. Genus Tigrinus Craig, Kim, Tagliacollo & Albert, 2019 accepted as Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
  12. Genus Tijax Craig, Kim, Tagliacollo & Albert, 2019 accepted as Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
marine, brackish
recent only
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Gymnotidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112332 on 2025-01-07
Date
action
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-05-20 14:33:10Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gymnotiformes (Order) > Gymnotidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Electrophoridae Gill, 1872)
To WoRMS 
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