Archolaemus ferreirai Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Archolaemus ferreirai is a species of glass knifefish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Rio Mucajaí and Rio Uraricoera in the north-eastern portions of the Amazon basin. This species reaches a length of 34.2 cm (13.5 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Archolaemus ferreirai; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:03:33.939629+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Archolaemus ferreirai Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012
- Name authority
- Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gymnotiformes
- Family
- Sternopygidae
- Genus
- Archolaemus
- 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
- genusArcholaemus Korringa, 1970
- speciesArcholaemus ferreirai Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Archolaemus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Archolaemus luciae Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012 | SternopygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Archolaemus orientalis Stewart, Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012 | 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.
- Vari, R. P., De Santana, C. D., & Wosiacki, W. B. (2012). South American electric knifefishes of the genus Archolaemus (Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes): undetected diversity in a clade of rheophiles. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 165. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00827.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:5VQ7W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.