Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques, 1996
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Eigenmannia vicentespelaea is a species of weakly electric knifefish in the family Sternopygidae. Native to the São Domingos karst area in central Brazil, it is the only known knifefish to exclusively inhabit caves. Measuring up to 21 cm (8.3 in) long, E. vicentespelaea can be distinguished from its relatives by its translucent body and reduced or absent eyes. As some individuals retain well-developed eyes, this fish may have colonized caves only recently in evolutionary time.
Wikipedia contributors, Eigenmannia vicentespelaea; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:34:35.300565+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques, 1996
- Name authority
- Triques, 1996
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gymnotiformes
- Family
- Sternopygidae
- Genus
- Eigenmannia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGymnotiformes
- suborderSinusoidei Janzen, Sabaj, Crampton & Lovejoy, 2026
- familySternopygidae Cope, 1871
- subfamilyEigenmanniinae Mago-Leccia, 1978
- tribeEigenmanniini Mago-Leccia, 1978
- genusEigenmannia Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- speciesEigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques, 1996
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eigenmannia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eigenmannia humboldtii (Steindachner, 1878) | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmannia limbata (Schreiner & Miranda Ribeiro, 1903) | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmannia trilineata López & Castello, 1966 | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes, 1836) | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmannia nigra Mago-Leccia, 1994 | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmannia antonioi Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki, 2015 | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmannia correntes Campos-da Paz & Queiroz, 2017 | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmannia loretana Waltz & Albert, 2018 | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmannia sirius Peixoto & Ohara, 2019 | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmannia lundbergi (Correa, Crampton & Albert, 2006) | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmannia guairaca Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki, 2015 | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmannia macrops (Boulenger, 1897) | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Triques, M. L. (1996). Eigenmannia vicentespelaea, a new species of cave dwelling electrogenic neotropical fish (Ostariophisi: Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae). Revue Française d’Aquariologie Herpétologie, 23 (1/2): 1–4. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38VFC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.