Megadontognathus kaitukaensis, Campos-da-paz, 1999

Ferraris, Carl J., Jr, Santana, Carlos David de & Vari, Richard P., 2017, Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types, Neotropical Ichthyology 15 (1), No. e 160067, pp. 1-8 : 1-8

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scientific name	Megadontognathus kaitukaensis
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Megadontognathus kaitukaensis View in CoL Campos-da-Paz, 1999

Megadontognathus kaitukaensis Campos-da-Paz, 1999: 1043, figs. 1, 2. Type locality: Cachoeiras de Kaituká , 5°15’S, 52°50’W, Rio Xingu, Pará State, Brazil. Holotype: INPA 14074; 160 mm TL. GoogleMaps

Distribution: Kaituká falls, Xingu River basin, Brazil ( Campos-da-Paz, 1999).

ORTHOSTERNARCHUS Ellis, 1912 (1 species)

Orthosternarchus Ellis View in CoL , in Eigenmann, 1912: 424. Type species: [ Sternarchus tamandua Boulenger, 1898 ]. Type by subsequent monotypy. Gender: masculine.

Remarks: Orthosternarchus appeared first in Ellis, in Eigenmann (1912: 424, key) without reference to any species. The name next appeared, with one included species, Sternarchus tamandua Boulenger, 1898 , in Ellis (1913: 144).