Archolaemus orientalis
- Etymology
- Archolaemus: Grego, archo = ânus + Grego, laimos = garganta; orientalis: Latim = refers to the presence of the species in the rio São Francisco, the easternmost known occurrence of a species of Archolaemus.
- Common name
- Tuvira.
Distribution
- Rio São Francisco: Endemic
Bacia do rio São Francisco no estado de Minas Gerais; Brasil.
Classification
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Actinopteri
- Order Gymnotiformes
- Family Sternopygidae