Japigny kirschbaum

Japigny kirschbaum is a species of glass knifefish described in 2011 from the Approuague, Mana and Maroni rivers in French Guiana. It is the only member of its genus. It reaches up to 22 cm (8.7 in) in total length and is brownish-dusky with a pattern of dark-and-pale broad bands (a similar pattern exists in Sternopygus astrabes).[1]

Japigny kirschbaum
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Japigny

Meunier, Jégu & Keith, 2011
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J. kirschbaum
Binomial name
Japigny kirschbaum
Meunier, Jégu & Keith, 2011

References

  1. Meunier, F.J., Jégu, M. & Keith, P. (2011): A new genus and species of neotropical electric fish, Japigny kirschbaum (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae), from French Guiana. Cybium, 35 (1): 47-53.
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