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Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques, 1996

 
Common Name:  None given.
Etymology:  vicente (L) from the name of the cave; spelaea (L) cave.
Major Synonyms:  None.
History:  First collected by P. Slavec in July 1978.		    

Morphological Characteristics: 

Troglomorphic Characters: 

Eye Condition:  The main difference between this species and other members of the same genus is its reduced eyes which are covered by thick skin.

Pigmentation:  It is somewhat depigmented.

Scales:  The body is covered by uniformly cycloid scales whose size decreases from lateral line to dorsal and ventral regions. Scales in the dorsal and ventral regions are two or three times smaller in diameter than those near the lateral line.

Swim (gas) bladder:

 

    

Distribution:  Brazil: Goiás state: Rio Sao Vicente system, Rio Tocantins basin, at Sao Domingos, Gruta (cave) Sao Vicente II (13o35'00" S, 46o22'30" W).

    
Habitat and Ecology:  No information available.   Food and Feeding: 
Reproduction and Development:    Other Behaviors: 

Conservation Status:  Not described at the time of the Red List.

Major Threats: 

  Conservation Plans: 
Phylogenetic Relationships:  It is not known whether this fish utilizes its electric organs in the hypogean environment. Even if this was the case, and despite its obvious usefulness in this habitat, this cannot be considered a phylogenetic novelty since this is a character shared by all members of the order Gymnotiformes.