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Distocyclus guchereauae Meunier, Jégu & Keith, 2014
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes)
Etymology: Distocyclus: Greek, distokylos = that has two circles (Ref. 45335); guchereauae: Named for Miss Corinne Guchereau.
Eponymy: Corinne Guchereau is an administrator at MNHN. She was thanked for facilitating the technical aspects of the authors’ work for 15 years. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Etymology: Distocyclus: Greek, distokylos = that has two circles (Ref. 45335); guchereauae: Named for Miss Corinne Guchereau.
Eponymy: Corinne Guchereau is an administrator at MNHN. She was thanked for facilitating the technical aspects of the authors’ work for 15 years. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
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South America: Litany and Tampoc rivers, Maroni drainage in French Guiana.
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Anal soft rays: 184 - 187; Vertebrae: 56 - 84. Distocyclus guchereauae is distinguished by having grey color with several longitudinal lightly dark lines and the lowest being regularly striped, 13-14 precaudal vertebrae, 184-187 anal-fin rays in the undamaged specimens, a triangular head with a snout short (less than one third of the head length), a terminal mouth and the anus located straight below the eyes (Ref. 97632).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
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Meunier, F.J., M. Jégu and P. Keith, 2014. Distocyclus guchereauae a new species of Neotropical electric fish, (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae), from French Guiana. Cybium 38(3):223-230. (Ref. 97632)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Near Threatened (NT) (B1a+2a; D2); Date assessed: 14 December 2022
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