Apteronotus galvisi
Apteronotus galvisi is a species of ghost knifefish that was first described in a 2007 scientific paper. It is endemic to Colombia. It has a mostly brown body, with some areas of yellow or white.[1]
| Apteronotus galvisi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Apteronotidae |
| Genus: | Apteronotus |
| Species: | A. galvisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Apteronotus galvisi de Santana, Maldenado-Ocampo & Crampton, 2007 | |
Named in honor of Germán Galvis Vergara (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá).[2]
References
- Ng, Heok Hee (2007-08-06). "New ghost knifefish described". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- "Order GYMNOTIFORMES (Neotropical Knifefishes)". 29 September 2015.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Apteronotus galvisi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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