Banded knifefish

Banded knifefish
Old illustrations (uppermost showing shape well, lower typical colors)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Gymnotidae
Genus: Gymnotus
Species:
G. carapo
Binomial name
Gymnotus carapo

The banded knifefish (Gymnotus carapo) is a species of gymniform knifefish native to a wide range of freshwater habitats in South America.[1] It is the most widespread species of Gymnotus,[1] but it has frequently been confused with several relatives, including some found outside its range like the Central America G. maculosus.[2][3][4] The English name "banded knifefish" is sometimes used for the entire genus Gymnotus instead of only the species G. carapo.[5]

  1. ^ a b Craig, J.M.; W.G.R. Crampton; J.S. Albert (2017). "Revision of the polytypic electric fish Gymnotus carapo (Gymnotiformes, Teleostei), with descriptions of seven subspecies". Zootaxa. 4318 (3): 401–438. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4318.3.1.
  2. ^ Albert, J.S.; R.R. Miller (1995). "Gymnotus maculosus, a new species of electric fish (Chordata: Teleostei: Gymnotoidei) from Middle America, with a key to species of Gymnotus". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 108 (4): 662–678.
  3. ^ Craig, Jack M.; Malabarba, Luiz R.; Crampton, William G. R.; Albert, James S. (2018-02-13). "Revision of Banded Knifefishes of the Gymnotus carapo and G. tigre clades (Gymnotidae Gymnotiformes) from the Southern Neotropics". Zootaxa. 4379 (1): 47–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4379.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 29689973.
  4. ^ Craig, Jack M.; Correa-Roldán, Vanessa; Ortega, Hernán; Crampton, William G. R.; Albert, James S. (2018-04-20). "Revision of Gymnotus (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae) from the Upper Madeira Basin of Bolivia and Peru, with descriptions of two new species". Zootaxa. 4413 (1): 111–132. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4413.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 29690122.
  5. ^ Craig, J.M.; V. Correa-Roldán; H. Ortega; W.G.R. Crampton; J.S. Albert (2018). "Revision of Gymnotus (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae) from the Upper Madeira Basin of Bolivia and Peru, with descriptions of two new species". Zootaxa. 4413 (1): 111–132. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4413.1.3. PMID 29690122.