Taxonomy Profile: Gymnotus (Linnaeus 1758)

Gymnotus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Giton
Kaup in Duméril 1856
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Gymnotus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Ostariophysi
Suborder : Gymnotoidei
knife-fishes |
Family : Gymnotidae
knife-fishes |
electric eels |
naked-back knifefishes |
cuchillos |
nakedback knifefishes |
poissons-couteaux |
Genus : Gymnotus
Gymnotus Direct Children(s):
Gymnotus carapo
(Linnaeus 1758)
Gymnotus inaequilabiatus
(Valenciennes 1842)
Gymnotus anguillaris
(Hoedeman 1962)
Gymnotus arapaima
(Albert and Crampton 2001)
Gymnotus bahianus
(Campos-da-Paz and Costa 1996)
Gymnotus cataniapo
(Mago-Leccia 1994)
Gymnotus choco
(Albert Crampton and Maldonado in Albert and Crampton 2003)
Gymnotus coatesi
(La Monte 1935)
Gymnotus coropinae
(Hoedeman 1962)
Gymnotus cylindricus
(La Monte 1935)
Gymnotus diamantinensis
(Campos-da-Paz 2002)
Gymnotus esmeraldas
(Albert and Crampton 2003)
Gymnotus henni
(Albert Crampton and Maldonado in Albert and Crampton 2003)
Gymnotus javari
(Albert Crampton and Hagedorn in Albert and Crampton 2003)
Gymnotus jonasi
(Albert and Crampton 2001)
Gymnotus maculosus
(Albert and Miller 1995)
Gymnotus mamiraua
(Albert and Crampton 2001)
Gymnotus melanopleura
(Albert and Crampton 2001)
Gymnotus onca
(Albert and Crampton 2001)
Gymnotus panamensis
(Albert and Crampton 2003)
Gymnotus pantherinus
(Steindachner 1908)
Gymnotus paraguensis
(Albert and Crampton 2003)
Gymnotus pedanopterus
(Mago-Leccia 1994)
Gymnotus stenoleucus
(Mago-Leccia 1994)
Gymnotus sylvius
(Albert and Fernandes-Matioli in Albert et al 1999)
Gymnotus tigre
(Albert and Crampton 2003)
Gymnotus ucamara
(Crampton Lovejoy and Albert 2003)
Gymnotus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Gymnotus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Gymnotus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Gymnotus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Gymnotus
Gymnotus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Gymnotus: Comments