Eigenmannia robsoni is a species of glass knifefish in the family Sternopygidae. It is found in the Parnaíba basin of north-eastern Brazil.[1]

Eigenmannia robsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Sternopygidae
Genus: Eigenmannia
Species:
E. robsoni
Binomial name
Eigenmannia robsoni

Etymology edit

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.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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