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Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) >
Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes) > Eigenmanninae
Etymology: Eigenmannia: From Eigenmann, 1910, researcher of faunistic studies (Ref. 45335); zenuensis: Named after the Amerindian Colombian tribe Zenú.
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
South America: Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138580)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 69 - 86. This species is distinguished from congeners in the E. trilineata species group by the following characters: dentary teeth, 56-60 in 4-5 rows (Ref. 138580).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Herrera-Collazos, E.E., A.M. Galindo-Cuervo, J.A. Maldonado-Ocampo and M. Rincón-Sandoval, 2020. Three new species of the Eigenmannia trilineata species group (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from northwestern South America. Neotrop. Ichthyol.18[(1)e180085]:1-27. (Ref. 138580)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (12 of 100). 🛈 |