Species diversity of gymnotiform fishes (Gymnotiformes, Teleostei) in Colombia by Javier Alejandro Maldonado-Ocampo, James S. Albert

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Reproduction and feeding of the electric fish Brachyhypopomus gauderio (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae) and the discussion of a life history pattern for gymnotiforms from high latitudes. by Julia Giora, Hellen M Tarasconi, Clarice B Fialho

“…The results on reproductive biology herein obtained are in agreement with data concerning gymnotiforms from Southern Brazil and Uruguay, pointing to an ecological pattern for the species from high latitudes, differing from species with tropical distribution. …”
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Data supporting phylogenetic reconstructions of the Neotropical clade Gymnotiformes by Victor A. Tagliacollo, Maxwell J. Bernt, Jack M. Craig, Claudio Oliveira, James S. Albert

“…Data is presented in support of model-based total evidence (MBTE) phylogenetic reconstructions of the Neotropical clade of Gymnotiformes “Model-based total evidence phylogeny of Neotropical electric knifefishes (Teleostei, Gymnotiformes)” (Tagliacollo et al., 2016) [1]). …”
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Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types by Carl J. Ferraris Jr, Carlos David de Santana, Richard P. Vari

“…ABSTRACT A list of all valid names of species of Neotropical electric fishes (Gymnotiformes) is presented herein. The list is arranged by family and genus and includes all available synonyms. …”
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Gymnotiform electric fishes of the Tres Fronteras region of the western Amazon by Kevin T. Torgersen, Juan D. Bogotá-Gregory, Astrid Acosta-Santos, Jhon J. Potosí-Chuña, Edwin Agudelo-Cordoba, James S. Albert

“…Gymnotiform electric knifefishes are an important yet undersampled component of the Neotropical aquatic biota. …”
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Phylogenetic revision of Gymnotidae (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes), with descriptions of six subgenera. by Jack M Craig, Lesley Y Kim, Victor A Tagliacollo, James S Albert

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Structural and histochemical aspects of the Gymnotus carapo tegument (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes) by TANIA BLANCO COHENE, GABRIELA OLEA, CAROLINA FLORES QUINTANA

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Sexual dimorphism in the electric knifefish, Gymnorhamphichthys rondoni (Rhamphichthyidae: Gymnotiformes) by Elisa Queiroz GARCIA, Jansen ZUANON

“…We analyzed 63 females and 63 adult males of Gymnorhamphichthys rondoni (Gymnotiformes) collected by us or deposited in museum collections. …”
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The untold story of the caudal skeleton in the electric eel (ostariophysi: gymnotiformes: electrophorus). by Carlos David de Santana, Richard P Vari, Wolmar B Wosiacki

“…Under all alternative proposed hypotheses of relationships within the order Gymnotiformes, the presence of a caudal fin in Electrophorus optimized as being independent of the occurence of the morphologically equivalent structure in the Apteronotidae. …”
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Feeding ecology of Eigenmannia desantanai (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) in southern Pantanal, Brazil by Élida Jeronimo Gouveia, Patrícia Luna Rondon, Yzel Rondon Súarez

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A taxonomic review of the Neotropical electric fish Rhamphichthys (Gymnotiformes: Rhamphichthyidae) by Tiago P. Carvalho, James S. Albert

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Karyotype diversity and patterns of chromosomal evolution in Eigenmannia (Teleostei, Gymnotiformes, Sternopygidae) by Viviane França Sene, José Carlos Pansonato-Alves, Ricardo Utsunomia, Claudio Oliveira, Fausto Foresti

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Avaliação da mutagênese e genotoxicidade em Eigenmannia virescens (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes) expostos ao benzeno Avaliation of mutagenicity and gentotoxicity in Eigenmannia virescens (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes) exposed to benzene by Augusto Bücker, Wanderson Carvalho, José Antonio Alves-Gomes

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Sperm ultrastructure in three different families of weakly electric fishes (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes) by Júlia Giora, John R. Burns

“…Most of the characters found in the spermatozoa of the species studied herein are shared with species of Gymnotiformes previously analyzed.…”
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A new species of barred Sternopygus (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the Orinoco River by Kevin T. Torgersen, Aleidy M. Galindo-Cuervo, Roberto E. Reis, James S. Albert

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Sperm ultrastructure in three different families of weakly electric fishes (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes) by Júlia Giora, John R. Burns

“…Most of the characters found in the spermatozoa of the species studied herein are shared with species of Gymnotiformes previously analyzed.<br>Este estudo apresenta detalhes sobre a ultraestrutura do espermatozoide de Gymnotus aff. carapo (Gymnotidae), Eigenmannia trilineata (Sternopygidae), e três espécies de Brachyhypopomus (B. draco, B. bombilla, e B. gauderio - Hypopomidae) do sul do Brasil. …”
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Phylogenetic Systematics, Biogeography, and Ecology of the Electric Fish Genus Brachyhypopomus (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes). by William G R Crampton, Carlos David de Santana, Joseph C Waddell, Nathan R Lovejoy

“…The phylogeny includes 28 species of Brachyhypopomus and nine outgroup species from nine other gymnotiform genera, including seven in the superfamily Rhamphichthyoidea (Hypopomidae and Rhamphichthyidae). …”
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The complete mitochondrial genome sequences of five Otophysi species (Vertebrata, Teleostei) by Rodrigo Milan Calegari, Pedro Henrique Mira Rodrigues, Rodrigo Zeni dos Santos, Fausto Foresti, Ricardo Utsunomia, Fábio Porto-Foresti

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Systematics and biogeography of Sternarchellini (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae): Diversification of electric fishes in large Amazonian rivers by Stephen J. Ivanyisky III, James S. Albert

“…The Sternarchellini (Gymnotiformes, Apteronotidae) is a clade of 10 electric fish species that inhabit deep river channels of the Amazon and Orinoco basins, attain moderate adult body sizes (15-50 cm TL), and have a predatory life style. …”
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Burst firing in the electrosensory system of gymnotiform weakly electric fish: mechanisms and functional roles by Michael G Metzen, Rudiger Krahe, Maurice J Chacron

“…Here we provide a comprehensive review of the known mechanisms and functions of burst firing in processing of electrosensory stimuli in gymnotiform weakly electric fish. We also present new evidence from existing data showing that bursts and isolated spikes provide distinct information about stimulus variance. …”
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