Biology:Apteronotus galvisi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Apteronotidae |
| Genus: | Apteronotus |
| Species: | A. galvisi
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| Binomial name | |
| Apteronotus galvisi de Santana, Maldenado-Ocampo & Crampton, 2007
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Apteronotus galvisi is a species of ghost knifefish that was first described in a 2007 scientific paper. It is endemic to Colombia. It has a mostly brown body, with some areas of yellow or white.[1]
Named in honor of Germán Galvis Vergara (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá).[2]
References
- ↑ Ng, Heok Hee (2007-08-06). "New ghost knifefish described". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000016/http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1328. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ↑ "Order GYMNOTIFORMES (Neotropical Knifefishes)". 29 September 2015. http://www.etyfish.org/gymnotiformes/.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apteronotus galvisi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2709406 entry
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