Apteronotus galvisi, a new species of electric ghost knifefish from the Rio Meta basin, Colombia (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae)

摘要

Apteronotus galvisi, a new species belonging to the A. leptorhynchus species-group, is described from the Río Meta basin at locations 305-424 meters above mean sea level in the piedmont of the Cordillera Oriental, Colombia. It is diagnosed by a combination of characters related to osteology, external morphology, and pigmentation.