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Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni Miranda Ribeiro, 1915

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Miranda Ribeiro, A. de. (1915). Fauna brasiliense. Peixes. Tomo V. [Eleutherobranchios aspirophoros]. Physoclisti. <em>Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro.</em> v. 17: [1-679] or 755 pp. with title pages, 31 pls., 3 tabs.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Beloniformes
family
Belonidae
genus
Potamorrhaphis
species
Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni

Name

Synonyms
Potamorhaphis eigenmanni Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
Homonyms
Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
Common names
Eigenmann's Needlefish in English
Peixe-agulha-do-Jaurú in Portuguese
Pez aguja de río in Spanish
Pirá-timbucú in Spanish
Timbukú in Spanish
jehlice Eigenmannova in Czech
Pirá-timbucú in Spanish
Timbukú in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Collette, Bruce B., 2003: Family Belonidae Bonaparte 1832: Needlefishes. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes, no. 16. 1-22.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  3. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  4. Miranda Ribeiro, A. de. (1915). Fauna brasiliense. Peixes. Tomo V. [Eleutherobranchios aspirophoros]. Physoclisti. <em>Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro.</em> v. 17: [1-679] or 755 pp. with title pages, 31 pls., 3 tabs.
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