Gymnotus tiquie

Gymnotus tiquie
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gymnotiformes
Suborder:
Family:	Gymnotidae
Genus:	Gymnotus
Species:	G. tiquie
Binomial name
	Gymnotus tiquie; Maxime, Lima & Albert, 2011

Gymnotus tiquie is an electric knifefish found in the , a tributary of the Vaupés River in the upper Negro basin, Amazonas, Brazil. It is sympatric with both G. carapo and G. coropinae.^[1] 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).

References[]

^ "A New Species of Gymnotus (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae) from Rio Tiquié in Northern Brazil". Copeia. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists via HighBeam Research (subscription required). March 14, 2011. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

External links[]

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Gymnotus tiquie" in FishBase. March 2012 version.

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[1] "A New Species of Gymnotus (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae) from Rio Tiquié in Northern Brazil". Copeia. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists via HighBeam Research (subscription required). March 14, 2011. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

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