Akawaio penak
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Genus: | Akawaio |
Species: | A. penak
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Akawaio penak |
Akawaio penak is a species of bluntnose knifefish native to the upper Mazaruni River, Guyana. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- ^ a b Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., López-Fernández, H., Taphorn, D.C., Bernard, C.R., Crampton, W.G.R. & Lovejoy, N.R. (2014): Akawaio penak, a new genus and species of Neotropical electric fish (Gymnotiformes, Hypopomidae) endemic to the upper Mazaruni River in the Guiana Shield. Zoologica Scripta, 43 (1): 24–33.