Porotergus

Porotergus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gymnotiformes
Family:	Apteronotidae
Subfamily:	Apteronotinae
Genus:	Porotergus M. M. Ellis in C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 [1]
Type species
Porotergus gymnotus M. M. Ellis, 1912 [1]

Porotergus is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in the Amazon and Essequibo basins in tropical South America. They are found over sandy bottoms in shallow (P. gymnotus) or deep rivers (two remaining). ^[2] They feed on small aquatic insect larvae. They have a stubby snout and are fairly small knifefish, with the largest species reaching up to 27 cm (11 in) in total length. ^[2]

Species

There are currently three described species in this genus: ^[3]

• Porotergus duende de Santana & Crampton, 2010
• Porotergus gimbeli M. M. Ellis, 1912, named for Jacob Gimbel, who financed the expedition on which it was discovered.
• Porotergus gymnotus M. M. Ellis, 1912

UCLA flag pole

The base of the UCLA flagpole featuring porotergus gimbeli.

The UCLA porotergus gimbeli flagpole was a gift from Jacob Gimbel.

The base of UCLA's central flag pole, a gift to the university from Jacob Gimbel, features a brass plaque depicting P. gimbeli.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Apteronotidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 23 May 2025.
2. David de Santana, C.; W.G.R. Crampton (2010). "A Review of the South American Electric Fish Genus Porotergus (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae) with the Description of a New Species". Copeia. 2010 (1): 165–175. doi:10.1643/ci-05-136. S2CID   83780152.
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Porotergus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 May 2025.