Suborder Gymnotoidei Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Gymnotidae Genus Gymnotus | |
Gymnotus tiquie is an electric knifefish collected from the Rio Tiquié, a tributary of the Vaupés River in the upper Negro basin, Amazonas, Brazil. It is sympatric with both G. carapo and G. coropinae. Like the rest of its genus, it is exclusively a freshwater fish. It generates a weak electric field used for both navigation and communication.
It possesses a distinct color pattern of dark, oblique bands divided into pairs. G. cataniapo is the most similar-looking species, with both fish sharing several characteristics. It grows to a maximum length around 24 cm (9.4 in).
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