Gymnotus capanema Milhomem, Crampton, Pierczeka, Shetka, Silva & Nagamachi, 2012
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
- Gymnotus capanema Milhomem, Crampton, Pierczeka, Shetka, Silva & Nagamachi, 2012
- Name authority
- Milhomem, Crampton, Pierczeka, Shetka, Silva & Nagamachi, 2012
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gymnotiformes
- Family
- Gymnotidae
- Genus
- Gymnotus
- 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
- suborderPulseoidei Janzen, Sabaj, Crampton & Lovejoy, 2026
- superfamilyGymnotoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familyGymnotidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusGymnotus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesGymnotus capanema Milhomem, Crampton, Pierczeka, Shetka, Silva & Nagamachi, 2012
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gymnotus ardilai Maldonado-Ocampo & Albert, 2004 | GymnotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnotus capitimaculatus Rangel-Pereira, 2014 | GymnotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus, 1758 | GymnotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnotus cataniapo Mago-Leccia, 1994 | GymnotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnotus chaviro Maxime & Albert, 2009 | GymnotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnotus coatesi La Monte, 1935 | GymnotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnotus curupira Crampton, Thorsen & Albert, 2005 | GymnotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnotus cylindricus La Monte, 1935 | GymnotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnotus henni Albert, Crampton & Maldonado-Ocampo, 2003 | GymnotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnotus javari Albert, Crampton & Hagedorn, 2003 | GymnotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnotus mamiraua Albert & Crampton, 2001 | GymnotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnotus obscurus Crampton, Thorsen & Albert, 2005 | GymnotidaeChordata | 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.
- Milhomem, S. S. R., Crampton, W. G. R., Pieczarka, J. C., Shetka, G. H., Silva, D. S., & Nagamachi, C. Y. (2012). Gymnotus capanema, a new species of electric knife fish (Gymnotiformes, Gymnotidae) from eastern Amazonia, with comments on an unusual karyotype. Journal of Fish Biology, 80. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03219.x 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:3HVLZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.