Eigenmannia robsoni
Eigenmannia robsoni is a species of glass knifefish is found throughout in the rio Parnaíba basin in the northeast of Brazil.[1]
| Eigenmannia robsoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Sternopygidae |
| Genus: | Eigenmannia |
| Species: | E. robsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Eigenmannia robsoni Dutra, Ramos & Menezes, 2022 | |
Etymology
The species name of “robsoni” is in honor of Robson Tamar da Costa Ramos, an ichthyologist, who specialized in the studies of the Caatinga ecoregion, including the Parnaíba river basin. [1]
References
- 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
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