Brachyhypopomus bennetti
Appearance
Brachyhypopomus bennetti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gymnotiformes |
Family: | Hypopomidae |
Genus: | Brachyhypopomus |
Species: | B. bennetti
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Binomial name | |
Brachyhypopomus bennetti Sullivan et al., 2013 [1]
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Brachyhypopomus bennetti is a species of electric knifefish. The species was discovered in the Central Amazon.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ John Sullivan, Jansen Zuanon & Cristina Cox Fernandes (2013). "Two new species and a new subgenus of toothed Brachyhypopomus electric knifefishes (Gymnotiformes, Hypopomidae) from the central Amazon and considerations pertaining to the evolution of a monophasic electric organ discharge". ZooKeys (327): 1–34. doi:10.3897/zookeys.327.5427. PMC 3807744. PMID 24167419.
- ^ Bates, Mary. "New Electric Fish Found, Are Wired Differently". National Geographic. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.