Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes, 1836)
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes, 1836)
- Name authority
- (Valenciennes, 1836)
- 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 virescens (Valenciennes, 1836)
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 vicentespelaea Triques, 1996 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eigenmannia lineata (Müller & Troschel, 1849) (Müller & Troschel, 1849) | synonym |
| Sternopygus tumifrons Müller & Troschel, 1849 Müller & Troschel, 1849 | synonym |
| Sternatchus virescens Valenciennes, 1836 Valenciennes, 1836 | synonym |
| Sternopygus lineatus Müller & Troschel, 1849 Müller & Troschel, 1849 | synonym |
| Sternachus virescens Valenciennes, 1836 Valenciennes, 1836 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1021874 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:38VFD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.