Title
A Review Of The South American Electric Fish Genus Porotergus (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae) With The Description Of A New Species
Abstract
The species currently assigned to the South American electric fish genus Porotergus are reviewed. Porotergus duende, a new species, is described from the lowland western Amazon basin in Brazil and Peru. Porotergus gimbeli from the lowland Amazon basin in Brazil and Peru, and P. gymnotus from the Essequibo drainage of Guyana are redescribed. Porotergus duende and P. gimbeli are restricted to deep channel habitats. Porotergus gymnotus occurs in shallow rivers. Notes on the ecology and electric organ discharge of P. duende and P. gimbeli are presented. A key to the members of the genus is provided. © 2010 by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
Publication Date
2-26-2010
Publication Title
Copeia
Issue
1
Number of Pages
165-175
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-05-136
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
77749277264 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77749277264
STARS Citation
De Santana, Carlos David and Crampton, William G.R., "A Review Of The South American Electric Fish Genus Porotergus (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae) With The Description Of A New Species" (2010). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 1377.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/1377