Japigny kirschbaum

Japigny kirschbaum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Sternopygidae
Genus: Japigny
Meunier, Jégu & Keith, 2011
Species: J. kirschbaum
Binomial name
Japigny kirschbaum
Meunier, Jégu & Keith, 2011

Japigny kirschbaum is a species of glass knifefish discovered in 2011 in French Guiana. It is the only member of its genus. [1]

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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