Akawaio penak
| Akawaio penak | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Hypopomidae |
| Genus: | Maldenado-Ocampo, López-Fernández, Taphorn, C. R. Bernard, Crampton & Lovejoy, 2014 [2] |
| Species: | A. penak |
| Binomial name | |
| Akawaio penak Maldenado-Ocampo, López-Fernández, Taphorn, C. R. Bernard, Crampton & Lovejoy, 2014 | |
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.[2] This species is restricted to the upper Mazaruni River basin in Guyana.[1]
References
- ^ a b Torgersen, K. (2023). "Akawaio penak". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T178204577A178204595. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T178204577A178204595.en. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ 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.