Tembeassu marauna Triques, 1998

Ferraris, Carl J., Jr, Santana, Carlos David de & Vari, Richard P., 2017, Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types, Neotropical Ichthyology 15 (1), No. e 160067, pp. 1-8 : 1-8

Tembeassu marauna Triques, 1998

Tembeassu marauna Triques, 1998: 6 , figs. 1, 2, 3. Type locality: Ilha Solteira , Rio Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, ca. 20°30’S, 51°00’W. Holotype: MZUSP 48510 ; 194 mm SL.

Remarks: Placed in Apteronotus in Albert (2003), without comment. Treated as valid in Tembeassu in Campos-da-Paz (2005).

Distribution: Paraná River basin, Brazil ( Triques, 1998).

GYMNOTIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 (2 genera; 41 species)

Gymnotia by Rafinesque, 1815: 91. Type genus: Gymnotus L [ Linnaeus, 1758].

Carapini Bonaparte, 1850: X [Type genus: apparently Carapus Cuvier ]. Name invalid - based on a junior homonym.

Electrophoridae Gill, 1872: 18 . Type genus: [ Electrophorus Gill, 1864 ].

Remarks: Rafinesque (1810: 37) proposed the name Ginnotini for a group that included “ Gymnotus acus Linnaeus [sic, Brunnich, 1768]” among several other species of eels. Ginnotini is not available as the basis for the family-group name for the Gymnotidae , even if the spelling discrepancy is overlooked, inasmuch as he did not treat Gymnotus as a valid name and, instead, treated G. acus as a species in the genus Carapus .

Checklist: Campos-da-Paz (2003); Campos-da-Paz (2007a), Brazil.

ELECTROPHORUS Gill, 1864 (1 species)

Electrophorus Gill, 1864: 152 . Type species: Gymnotus electricus Linnaeus, 1766 . Type by monotypy. Gender: masculine.