After Nelson, 1994, and Albert & Crampton, 2005, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Gymnotiformes (Neotropical knifefishes; veitsikalat) |?- †Ellisella kirschbaumi |--o Sternopygoidei | |--+-- Rhamphichthyidae (kärsäveitsikalat) [N: 2/4-6] [FB: 2/14] | | `-- Hypopomidae [N: 4/12] [FB: 6/15] | `--+-- Sternopygidae (“lasiveitsikalat”) [N: 5/15] [FB: 5/23] | `-- Apteronotidae (pyrstöveitsikalat; Ghost knifefishes) [N: 10/27] [FB: 11/44] `--o Gymnotoidei [Gymnotidae sensu Albert & Crampton] |--o Electrophorus Gill, 1864 [Electrophoridae] (sähköankeriaat; Electric knifefish) [N: 1-2] [FB: 1] | |-- E. sp. [Peru] | `-- E. electricus (Linnaeus, 1766) (sähköankerias; Electric eel) `--o Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758 [Gymnotidae] (varsinaiset veitsikalat) [N: 3] [FB: 12] [A&C: 32+3] |-- G. anguillaris Hoedeman, 1962 |-- G. bahianus Campos-da-Paz & Costa, 1996 |-- G. carapo Linnaeus, 1758 (juovaveitsikala; Banded knifefish) |-- G. cataniapo Mago-Leccia, 1994 |-- G. coatesi La Monte, 1935 |-- G. coropinae |-- G. cylindricus La Monte, 1935 |-- G. inaequilabiatus (Valenciennes, 1842) |-- G. mamiraua |-- G. maculosus Albert & Miller, 1995 |-- G. pantherinus (Steindachner, 1908) |-- G. pedanopterus Mago-Leccia, 1994 |-- G. stenoleucus Mago-Leccia, 1994 `-- G. sylvius Albert & Fernandes-Matioli, 1999
Reference(s):
- Albert, J. S. & Crampton, W. G. R., 2005: Diversity and phylogeny of Neotropical electric fishes (Gymnotiformes). (360-409)
in Bullock, T. C., Hopkins, C. D., Popper, A. N., & Fay, R. R., (eds.), 2005: Electroreception.
–Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, 2005, - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 5: Kalat, sammakkoeläimet, matelijat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980.
Original work [in French]: Beauté Du Monde Animal: IX Reptiles/Amphibiens & X Poissons.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968 - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600