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Eigenmannia

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Eigenmannia
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Eigenmannia is a genus of fish in the family Sternopygidae (glass knifefishes) native to tropical and subtropical South America (south to the Río de la Plata Basin), and Panama.[2][3] They are typically found in slow-flowing streams, along the edge of large rivers, in deep river channels and in floodplains, and the genus also includes E. vicentespelaea, the only cave-adapted knifefish.[3][4] Eigenmannia are often found near submerged roots, aquatic plants and floating meadows.[4][5]

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Depending on the exact species, they have a maximum total length of 14.3–49.6 cm (6–20 in).[2] They are nocturnal, and feed on small invertebrates such as aquatic insect larvae and zooplanktonic crustaceans.[4]

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These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[2][6]

  • Eigenmannia antonioi Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki, 2015
  • Eigenmannia besouro Peixoto & Wosiacki, 2016
  • Eigenmannia bumba Dutra, Ramos & Menezes, 2022
  • Eigenmannia cacuria Dutra, Ramos & Menezes, 2022
  • Eigenmannia camposi Herrera-Collazos, Galindo-Cuervo, Maldonado-Ocampo & Rincón-Sandoval, 2020
  • Eigenmannia catira Cardoso & Dutra, 2023
  • Eigenmannia correntes Campos-da Paz & Queiroz 2017
  • Eigenmannia desantanai Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015
  • Eigenmannia dutrai Peixoto, Pastana & Ballen, 2021
  • Eigenmannia guairaca Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki, 2015
  • Eigenmannia guchereauae (Meunier, Jégu & Keith, 2014)
  • Eigenmannia humboldtii (Steindachner, 1878)
  • Eigenmannia limbata (Schreiner & Miranda Ribeiro, 1903)
  • Eigenmannia loretana Waltz & Albert, 2018
  • Eigenmannia macrops (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Eigenmannia macuxi Dutra, Peixoto, Donin, de Santana & Menezes, 2024.
  • Eigenmannia magoi Herrera-Collazos, Galindo-Cuervo, Maldonado-Ocampo & Rincón-Sandoval, 2020
  • Eigenmannia matintapereira Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki, 2015
  • Eigenmannia meeki Dutra, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2017
  • Eigenmannia microstoma (Reinhardt, 1852)
  • Eigenmannia muirapinima Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki, 2015
  • Eigenmannia nigra Mago-Leccia, 1994
  • Eigenmannia oradens Dutra, Peixoto, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2018
  • Eigenmannia pavulagem Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki, 2015
  • Eigenmannia robsoni Dutra, Ramos & Menezes, 2022
  • Eigenmannia sayona Peixoto & Waltz, 2017
  • Eigenmannia sirius Peixoto & Ohara, 2019
  • Eigenmannia trilineata López & Castello, 1966
  • Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques, 1996
  • Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Eigenmannia waiwai Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki, 2015
  • Eigenmannia zenuensis Herrera-Collazos, Galindo-Cuervo, Maldonado-Ocampo & Rincón-Sandoval, 2020
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