Eigenmannia loretana Waltz & Albert, 2018
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes) > Eigenmanninae
Etymology: Eigenmannia: From Eigenmann, 1910, researcher of faunistic studies (Ref. 45335); loretana: Named for the residents/inhabitants of Loreto, Peru.
Eponymy: Professor Dr Carl Henry Eigenmann (1863–1927) was a German-born American ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Etymology: Eigenmannia: From Eigenmann, 1910, researcher of faunistic studies (Ref. 45335); loretana: Named for the residents/inhabitants of Loreto, Peru.
Eponymy: Professor Dr Carl Henry Eigenmann (1863–1927) was a German-born American ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
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South America: Peru.
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Anal soft rays: 183 - 219. This species is distinguished by the following characters: presence of a superior medial stripe; a relatively small adult body size (<15.0 cm); small eye, its diameter is less than snout length); terminal mouth; length of the posterodorsal process of infraorbitals 1+2 60-75% length of infraorbitals 1+2; premaxillary dentition, with 11-15 teeth in three rows; endopterygoid dentition, with six to seven teeth distributed in a single row; size of dentary teeth increasing after the sixth to seventh tooth; A 183-219; pectoral-fin rays ii, 13-14; suborbital depth, 28-36% HL; orbital diameter, 15.7-23.9% HL; head depth at supraoccipital, 86.8-96.7% HL; head length, 11.2-12.8% LEA; snout length, 23.9-30.3% HL; interorbital distance, 33.5-40.7% HL. Colouration: uniformly dark brown head and light brown pectoral fins on recently-preserved specimens (Ref. 138573).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Collected over sandy beaches and in floating vegetation along the river and stream margins (Ref. 138573).
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Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Albert, James S. | Collaborators
Waltz, B.T. and J.S. Albert, 2018. New species of glass knifefish Eigenmannia loretana (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the Western Amazon. Zootaxa 4399(3):399-411. (Ref. 138573)
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Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00355 (0.00161 - 0.00782), b=2.97 (2.77 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |