Eigenmannia sirius Peixoto & Ohara, 2019
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 sirius Peixoto & Ohara, 2019
- Name authority
- Peixoto & Ohara, 2019
- 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 sirius Peixoto & Ohara, 2019
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 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 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.
- Peixoto, L. A. W., & Ohara, W. M. (2019). A new species of Eigenmannia Jordan & Evermann (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from rio Tapajós, Brazil, with discussion on its species group and the myology within Eigenmanniinae. Plos One, 14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220287 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:D5GWY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.