''Distocyclus '' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 species are specialized for ...

es, with one species in the

Amazon basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, 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 ...

and another in rivers in

French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...

.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 Elect ...

'' as '' E. goajira'', although its exact

taxonomic 280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy Taxonomy is a practice and science concerned with classification or categorization. Typically, there are two parts to it: the development of an underlying scheme of classes (a taxonomy) and the allocation ...

position is unresolved. * '' Distocyclus conirostris'' C. H. Eigenmann & W. R. Allen, 1942 * '' Distocyclus guchereauae''

Meunier Meunier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Claude Meunier (born 1951), Canadian actor and film director * Claude Marie Meunier (1770–1846), French general during the Napoleonic Wars * Constantin Meunier (1831–1905), ...

, Jégu & Keith, 2014

References

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