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Species in the genus Electrophorus: [ 6 ] records

electricus, Gymnotus Linnaeus [C.] 1766:427 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Suriname; South American rivers. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35236]. Based on multiple sources, including the 'Gymnotus pinna ani ad extremum caudae latae truncatae ...' of Gronow 1763:41 [ref. 1910], and Seba 1759:108, pl. 34, fig. 6 [ref. 18716]. See Campos-da-Paz in Reis et al. 2003:484 [ref. 27061] for possible type. •Valid as Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:33 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:12 [ref. 9708], Mago-Leccia 1994:59 [ref. 21320], Planquette et al. 1996:414 [ref. 22818], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:424 [ref. 23853], Albert 2001:124 [ref. 25614], Campos-da-Paz in Reis et al. 2003:483 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:116 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:103, 188 [ref. 35004], Reis et al. 2016:13, 15 [ref. 34496], Ferraris et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35236], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:65 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:72 [ref. 35773], de Santana et al. 2019:6 [ref. 36958], Craig et al. 2019:19 [ref. 37060] in Electrophorinae, Ochoa et al. 2020:63 [ref. 37781], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39298], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Taphorn et al. 2022:38 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766). Gymnotidae: Electrophorinae. Distribution: South America: Guiana Shield (Guyana and Suriname). [Other species in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins and other areas in northern Brazil: Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela.] Habitat: freshwater.

multivalvulus, Electrophorus Nakashima [S.] 1941:462, Fig. [Boletín del Museo de Historia Natural "Javier Prado" v. 5 (no. 19); ref. 13212] Río Pachitea, Río Puinahua, and Río Pacaya, eastern Peru. Syntypes: not researched. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35236]. Misspelled multitalvulus in table. •Questionably a synonym of Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:59 [ref. 21320]). •Synonym of Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Albert 2001:124 [ref. 25614], Campos-da-Paz in Reis et al. 2003:484 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35236]). •Valid as Electrophorus multivalvulus Nakashima 1941 -- (Craig et al. 2019:19 [ref. 37060] as multivalvulatus in Electrophorinae, Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:33 [ref. 42137], Torgersen et al. 2023:777 [ref. 40692]). Current status: Valid as Electrophorus multivalvulus Nakashima 1941. Gymnotidae: Electrophorinae. Distribution: South America: western Amazon basin (Peru and Colombia). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

regius, Gymnotus Chiaje [S. delle] 1847:273 [Nuovi Annali delle Scienze naturali Bologna (Serie 2) v. 8; ref. 17992] South America. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35236]. •Synonym of Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:59 [ref. 21320], Albert 2001:124 [ref. 25614], Campos-da-Paz in Reis et al. 2003:484 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Synonym of Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766). Gymnotidae: Electrophorinae. Habitat: freshwater.

tremulus, Gymnotus Houttuyn [M.] 1764:111 [Natuurlyke historie; ref. 2219] North Sea [locality erroneous, should be South America]. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35236]. Based on Gymnotus pinna ani ad extremum caudae latae truncatae continuata of Gronovius 1763:41 [ref. 1910]. Forgotten name which was not used as valid after 1999, therefore reversal of priority in favor of Torpedo marmorata Risso 1810 is followed (Art. 23.9). Not treated by Mago-Leccia 1994 [ref. 21320]; see Campos-da-Paz in Reis et al. 2003:483 [ref. 27061] for synonym as a nomen oblitum. •Synonym of Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Campos-da-Paz in Reis et al. 2003:483 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35236]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766). Gymnotidae: Electrophorinae. Habitat: freshwater.

varii, Electrophorus de Santana [C. D.], Wosiacki [W. B.], Crampton [W. G. R.], Sabaj [M. H.], Dillman [C. B.], Mendes-Júnior [R. N.] & Castro e Castro [N.] in de Santana, Crampton, Dillman, Frederico, Sabaj et al. 2019:6, Figs. 2c, 3, 6 [Nature Communications v. 10: 4000; ref. 36958] Goiapi River, Marajó Island, Pará, Brazil. Holotype: MPEG 25422. Paratypes: INPA, MHNG, MPEG. •Synonym of Electrophorus multivalvulus Nakashima 1941 -- (Torgersen et al. 2023:778 [ref. 40692]). •Valid as Electrophorus varii de Santana, Wosiacki, Crampton, Sabaj, Dillman, Mendes-Júnior & Castro e Castro 2019 -- (Craig et al. 2019:19 [ref. 37060] in Electrophorinae, Chuctaya et al. 2022:33 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:43 [ref. 39235], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:6 [ref. 41573]). Current status: Uncertain as Electrophorus varii de Santana, Wosiacki, Crampton, Sabaj, Dillman, Mendes-Júnior & Castro e C. 2019. Gymnotidae: Electrophorinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon basin (Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia), Approuague River drainage (French Guiana), and coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil. IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

voltai, Electrophorus de Santana [C. D.], Wosiacki [W. B.], Crampton [W. G. R.], Sabaj [M. H.], Dillman [C. B.], Castro e Castro [N.], Bastos [D. A.] & Vari [R. P.] in de Santana, Crampton, Dillman, Frederico, Sabaj et al. 2019:6, Figs. 2b, 3, 7 [Nature Communications v. 10: 4000; ref. 36958] Ipitinga River, Almerim, Pará, Brazil. Holotype: MPEG 15529. Paratypes: ANSP, INPA, MPEG, MZUSP. •Valid as Electrophorus voltai de Santana, Wosiacki, Crampton, Sabaj, Dillman, Castro e Castro, Bastos & Vari 2019 -- (Craig et al. 2019:19 [ref. 37060] in Electrophorinae). Current status: Valid as Electrophorus voltai de Santana, Wosiacki, Crampton, Sabaj, Dillman, Castro e C., Bastos & Vari 2019. Gymnotidae: Electrophorinae. Distribution: South America: Brazilian Shield, Amazon River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.