| Eigenmannia robsoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Sternopygidae |
| Genus: | Eigenmannia |
| Species: | E. robsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Eigenmannia robsoni Dutra, Ramos & Menezes, 2022 | |
Eigenmannia robsoni is a species of glass knifefish in the family Sternopygidae. It is found in the Parnaíba basin of north-eastern Brazil.
Etymology
The species name of “robsoni” is in honor of Robson Tamar da Costa Ramos, an ichthyologist, who specialized in the studies of the Caatinga ecoregion, including the Parnaíba river basin.
References
- ^ Guilherme Moreira Dutra, Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos and Naércio Aquino Menezes. 2022. Description of Three New Species of Eigenmannia (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the rio Mearim and rio Parnaíba basins, Northeastern Brazil. Neotrop Ichthyol. 20(1);e210117. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0117
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