Electrophorus electricus
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Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Gymnoti tremuli Gronovius, 1760: 27, pl. 3. Type locality: Americam meridionalem. Perhaps not available, but requires further examination.
Gymnotus tremulus Houttuyn, 1764: 111. Type locality: Not stated in the original description. Types: Based on Seba (1758: pl. 34, fig. 6), Gronovius (1760: 27, pl. 3), and Gronovius (1763: 41, pl. 8, fig. 1).
Gymnotus electricus Linnaeus, 1766: 427. Type locality: in Surinamo aliisque Americae meridionalis ostiis fluviorum [= Suriname]. Syntypes (several): Based on several literature sources, including Seba (1758: pl. 34, fig. 6), and Gronovius (1763: 41, pl. 8 fig. 1), from which the description was taken.
Gymnotus Regius Delle Chiaje, 1847: 273, footnote. Type locality: America meridionale. No types known.
Electrophorus multivalvulus Nakashima, 1941: 462, fig. on p. 465. Type locality: la cocha Zapote, del rio Pacaya, departamento de Loreto, Peru. Type (s): Whereabouts unknown. Specific name spelled multitalvulus in table on p. 463.
Remarks: Synonymy follows Campos-da-Paz (2003). The names Gymnoti tremuli Gronovius, 1760, and Gymnotus tremulus Houttuyn, 1764, are probably available and both have priority over Gymnotus electricus Linnaeus, 1766. However, it is likely that G. electricus meets the criteria for reversal of precedence (ICZN, 1999, Art. 23.9), and as such the name is retained here as valid.
Distribution: Amazon and Orinoco River basins, and Guianas (Campos-da-Paz, 2003).
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- Linnaeus
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- Animalia
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- Chordata
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- Gymnotiformes
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- Gymnotidae
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- Electrophorus
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- electricus
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- Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766) sec. Ferraris, Santana & Vari, 2017
References
- Linnaeus C. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. 12 th ed, reformata. Holmiae: Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 1766.
- Gronovius LT. Gymonti tremuli descriptio, atque experimenta cum eo instituta. Acta Helv Phys-Math-Anat-Bot-Med. 1760; 4: 26 - 35.
- Houttuyn M. De Visschen. Amsterdam: F. Houttuyn; 1764. (Natuurlyke historie of uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten en mineraalen, volgens het samenstel van den Heer Linnaeus. Met naauwkeurige afbeeldingen; Eerste Deels [Vol 1], Zevende Stuk [part 7]).
- Seba A. Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, et iconibus artificiosissimis expressio, per universam physices historiam. Opus, cui, in hoc rerum genere, nullum par exstitit. Ex toto terrarum orbe collegit, digessit, descripsit, et depingendum curavit. Tomus III. Amstelaedami: J. Wetstenium, & Gul. Smith, & Janssonio- Waesbergios. 1758.
- Gronovius LT. Zoophylacii Gronoviani: fasciculus primus exhibens animalia quadrupeda, amphibia atque pisces, quae in museo suo adservat, rite examinavit, systematice disposuit, descripsit atque iconibus illustravit. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Theodorum Haak et Socium et Samuelem et Johannem Luchtmans. 1763.
- Delle Chiaje S. 1847. Notizia su due Gimnoti elettrici dall' America recati vivi in Napoli. Nuovi Ann Sci Nat, Bologna (Ser. 2), 8: 268 - 73.
- Nakashima S. Una nueva especie de anguila electrica del Peru. Boletin del Museo de Historia Natural " Javier Prado ". 1941; 5 (19): 461 - 65.
- Campos-da-Paz R. Gymnotidae (Naked-backed knifefishes). In: Reis RE, Kullander SO, Ferraris CJ, Jr., organizers. Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: Edipucrs; 2003. p. 483 - 486.
- ICZN [International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature]. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Fourth edition. London, International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. 1999.