Eigenmanniinae | |
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Eigenmannia virescens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gymnotiformes |
Family: | Sternopygidae |
Subfamily: | Eigenmanniinae Mago-Leccia, 1978 [1] |
Eigenmanniinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sternopygidae, the glass knifefishes. The fishes in this subfamily are found in the Neotropics as far north as Panama.
Eigenmanniinae was first proposed as a subfamily in 1978 by the Venezeulan ichthyologist Francisco Mago Leccia. [1] The validity of this taxon has been regarded as debateable and the 5th edition of Fishes of the World note that it had not been widely accepted. [2] However, the monophyly of this clade has been supported by more recent morphological amd molecular analyses. [3]
Eigenmanniinae contains the following genera: [4]