Gymnotidae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

order

Gymnotiformes

family

Gymnotidae

Name

Synonyms

Electrophoridae

Homonyms

Gymnotidae

Common names

Knife-Fishes in English

cuchillos in Spanish

electric eels in English

knife-fishes in English

naked-back knifefishes in English

nakedback knifefishes in English

poissons-couteaux in French

naked-back knifefishes in English

Bibliographic References

1. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
2. FishBase
3. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.
4. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
5. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
6. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
7. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
8. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
9. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.