Gymnotus tiquie Maxime, Lima & Albert, 2011
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
Gymnotus tiquie, the sarapó, is an electric knifefish found in the Tiquié River, a tributary of the Vaupés River in the upper Negro basin, Amazonas, Brazil. It is sympatric with both G. carapo and G. coropinae. Like the rest of its genus, it is exclusively a freshwater fish. It generates a weak electric field used for both navigation and communication.
It possesses a distinct color pattern of dark, oblique bands divided into pairs. G. cataniapo is the most similar-looking species, with both fish sharing several characteristics. It grows to a maximum length around 24 cm (9.4 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Gymnotus tiquie; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:41:56.995825+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gymnotus tiquie Maxime, Lima & Albert, 2011
- Name authority
- Maxime, Lima & Albert, 2011
- 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 tiquie Maxime, Lima & Albert, 2011
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 capanema Milhomem, Crampton, Pierczeka, Shetka, Silva & Nagamachi, 2012 | 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 |
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.
- Maxime, E. L., Lima, F. C. T., & Albert, J. S. (2011). A New Species of Gymnotus (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae) from Rio Tiquié in Northern Brazil. Copeia, 1. https://doi.org/10.1643/ci-10-009 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:3HVNB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.