''Distocyclus '' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of South American

glass knifefish Glass knifefishes are fishes in the family Sternopygidae in the order Gymnotiformes. Species are also known as rattail knifefishes. These fishes inhabit freshwater streams and rivers in Panama and South America. Many sternopygid species are spec ...

es, with one species in the

Amazon basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Boli ...

and another in rivers in

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

.Meunier, F.J., Jégu, M. & Keith, P. (2014): ''Distocyclus guchereauae'' a new species of Neotropical electric fish, (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae), from French Guiana. ''Cybium, 38 (3): 223-230''.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus. A third species has sometimes been recognized, but it is better placed in the genus ''

Eigenmannia ''Eigenmannia'' is a genus of fish in the family Sternopygidae (glass knifefishes) native to tropical and subtropical South America (south to the Río de la Plata Basin), and Panama.Peixoto, L.A.W., Dutra, G.M. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2015). The ...

'' as '' E. goajira'', although its exact taxonomic position is unresolved. * '' Distocyclus conirostris'' C. H. Eigenmann & W. R. Allen, 1942 * '' Distocyclus guchereauae'' Meunier, Jégu &

Keith Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...

, 2014

References

Sternopygidae Fish of South America Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Francisco Mago Leccia {{Gymnotiformes-stub