Biology:Eigenmannia bumba
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Short description: Species of fish
| Eigenmannia bumba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Sternopygidae |
| Genus: | Eigenmannia |
| Species: | E. bumba
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| Binomial name | |
| Eigenmannia bumba Dutra, Ramos & Menezes, 2022
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Eigenmannia bumba is a species of glass knifefish from the rio Mearim basin in the northeast of Brazil .[1]
Etymology
The species name of “bumba” is in reference to “bumba meu boi” or “boi-bumbá”, a folklore character in Northern Brazil. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guilherme Moreira Dutra, Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos and Naércio Aquino Menezes. 2022. Description of Three New Species of Eigenmannia (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the rio Mearim and rio Parnaíba basins, Northeastern Brazil. Neotrop Ichthyol. 20(1);e210117. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0117
Wikidata ☰ Q111699878 entry
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