Distocyclus Explained

Distocyclus is a genus of South American glass knifefishes, with one species in the Amazon basin and another in rivers in French Guiana.^[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus. A third species has sometimes been recognized, but it is better placed in the genus Eigenmannia as E. goajira,^{[2] [3]} although its exact taxonomic position is unresolved.^[4]

• Distocyclus conirostris C. H. Eigenmann & W. R. Allen, 1942
• Distocyclus guchereauae Meunier, Jégu & Keith, 2014^[1]

Notes and References

1. Meunier, F.J., Jégu, M. & Keith, P. (2014): Distocyclus guchereauae a new species of Neotropical electric fish, (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae), from French Guiana. Cybium, 38 (3): 223-230.
2. Peixoto, L.A.W. . G.M. Dutra . W.B. Wosiacki . 2015 . The electric glass knifefishes of the Eigenmannia trilineata species-group (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae): monophyly and description of seven new species . Zool. J. Linn. Soc. . 175 . 2 . 384–414 . 10.1111/zoj.12274 . free .
3. Web site: Eschmeyer, W.N. . R. Fricke . R. van der Laan . 8 May 2018 . Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . 8 May 2018 .
4. Ferraris Jr, C.J. . C.D. de Santana . R.P. Vari . 2017 . Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types . Neotrop. Ichthyol. . 15 . 1 . 10.1590/1982-0224-20160067 . free .