Apteronotus galvisi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gymnotiformes |
Family: | Apteronotidae |
Genus: | Apteronotus |
Species: | A. galvisi
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Binomial name | |
Apteronotus galvisi de Santana, Maldenado-Ocampo & Crampton, 2007
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Apteronotus galvisi is a species of ghost knifefish that was first described in a 2007 scientific paper. It is endemic to Colombia. It has a mostly brown body, with some areas of yellow or white.[1]
Named in honor of Germán Galvis Vergara (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá).[2]