Apteronotus galvisi de Santana, Maldonado-Ocampo & Crampton, 2007
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
Apteronotus galvisi is a species of ghost knifefish that was first described in a 2007 scientific paper. It is endemic to Colombia. It has a mostly brown body, with some areas of yellow or white.
Named in honor of Germán Galvis Vergara (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá).
Wikipedia contributors, Apteronotus galvisi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:03:25.593317+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Apteronotus galvisi de Santana, Maldonado-Ocampo & Crampton, 2007
- Name authority
- de Santana, Maldonado-Ocampo & Crampton, 2007
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gymnotiformes
- Family
- Apteronotidae
- Genus
- Apteronotus
- 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
- familyApteronotidae Jordan, 1923
- subfamilyApteronotinae Jordan, 1923
- tribeApteronotini Jordan, 1923
- genusApteronotus Lacepède, 1800
- speciesApteronotus galvisi de Santana, Maldonado-Ocampo & Crampton, 2007
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Apteronotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Apteronotus acidops Triques, 2011 | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apteronotus macrostomus (Fowler, 1943) | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apteronotus anu de Santana & Vari, 2013 | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766) | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apteronotus camposdapazi de Santana & Lehmann A., 2006 | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apteronotus caudimaculosus de Santana, 2003 | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apteronotus cuchillejo (Schultz, 1949) | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apteronotus eschmeyeri de Santana, Maldonado-Ocampo, Severi & Mendes, 2004 | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apteronotus hasemani (Ellis, 1913) | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apteronotus macrolepis (Steindachner, 1881) | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apteronotus mariae (Eigenmann & Fisher, 1914) | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apteronotus milesi de Santana & Maldonado-Ocampo, 2005 | ApteronotidaeChordata | 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.
- de Santana, C. D.; Maldonado-Ocampo, J. A.; Crampton, . G. R. (2007). Apteronotus galvisi, a new species of electric ghost knifefish from the Río Meta basin, Colombia (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 18. 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:FYRN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.