Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types Author Carl J. Ferraris, Jr. Author Santana, Carlos David de Author Vari, Richard P. text Neotropical Ichthyology 2017 2017-03-30 15 1 e 160067 e 160067 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-20160067 journal article 315134 10.1590/1982-0224-20160067 65cfa31a-7fe9-49c9-9f6c-fe098ddbb80e 1982-0224 20087294
Tab. 1. Number of valid gymnotiform genera and species (genera/species) recognized in previous compilations. Günther, Eigenmann and Ellis included all taxa within the Gymnotidae (except a monotypic Electrophoridae); taxa broken down here by current treatment of families. Mago-Leccia recognized the five listed families but separated Electrophorus into a separate family, which is placed here within the Gymnotidae; Mago-Leccia recognized three additional subspecies of Sternopygus aequilabiatus, which are not included in the totals. Albert, Crampton included unnamed species that they considered valid; those species are not included in the totals for each family, but are noted in parentheses.
Günther, 1870Eigenmann, Ward, 1905Eigenmann, 1910Ellis, 1913Mago-Leccia, 1994Reis et al., 2003Albert, Crampton, 2005This list
Apteronotidae1/86/144/147/1512/4113/4413/45 (16)14/93
Gymnotidae2/21/12/32/22/102/192/33 (3)2/41
Hypopomidae0/02/32/32/36/147/147/16 (13)6/34
Rhamphichthyidae1/61/31/32/22/93/133/12 (0)5/27
Sternopygidae1/42/82/92/55/235/276/29 (6)7/45
(Total)4/2012/2911/3515/2727/9730/11731/135 (38)34/240