Archolaemus
| Archolaemus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Sternopygidae |
| Subfamily: | Eigenmanniinae |
| Genus: | Archolaemus Korringa, 1970[1] |
| Type species | |
| Archolaemus blax Korringa, 1970[1] | |
Archolaemus is a genus of South American glass knifefishes, family Sternopygidae.[2][3][4] They occur in fast-flowing sections of rivers, including rapids, in the Amazon, Tocantins, São Francisco and Araguari basins.[3] Depending on the exact species, they reach up to about 20–50 cm (8–20 in) in total length.[4] During the day they hide in rocky crevices, but during the night they are active and feed on small invertebrates such as aquatic insect larvae.[3]
Species
[edit]There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3][5]
- Archolaemus blax Korringa, 1970
- Archolaemus ferreirai Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012
- Archolaemus janeae Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012
- Archolaemus luciae Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012
- Archolaemus orientalis D. J. Stewart, Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012
- Archolaemus santosi Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012
References
[edit]- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Eigenmanniinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Archolaemus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 Vari, Richard P.; De Santana, Carlos David; Wosiacki, Wolmar B. (2012). "South American electric knifefishes of the genus Archolaemus (Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes): undetected diversity in a clade of rheophiles". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 165 (3): 670–699. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00827.x.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Archolaemus". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Archolaemus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
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