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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Gymnotidae (Naked-back knifefishes)
Etymology: Gymnotus: Greek, gymnos = naked (Ref. 45335); mamiraua: Named for the Mamirauá lake system and the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve (formerly the Estaçao Ecológica Mamirauá). Noun in apposition.

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Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.9 - 7.3. Subtropical, preferred ?

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South America: two whitewater lake systems on the Rio Solimões floodplain of central Amazonia (the Mamirauá lake system near Tefé, and Lago Janauacá near Manaus), Amazonas State, Brazil (Ref. 41292).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41292); max. published weight: 40.00 g (Ref. 41292)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Deep body (body depth 11-13% TL versus 6-10) possessing very thin pale bands (less than 1/5 the width of the dark bands) with sharp (high contrast) margins. Bands are sinuous on the anterior half of the body, and extend clearly to the dorsal midline (Ref. 41292).

Oviparous (Ref. 205). Males provide parental care in nests excavated for larvae (Ref. 55570).

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Parental care is provided by the male. Nests consisted of a group of small juveniles under a dense roots of floating macrophytes which are attended by a single male adult (Ref. 55570).

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Albert, J.S. and W.G.R. Crampton, 2001. Five new species of Gymnotus (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes) from an upper Amazon floodplain, with descriptions of electric organ discharges and ecology. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):241-266. (Ref. 41292)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Gymnotus mamiraua Albert & Crampton, 2001