Meaning of carapo | Babel Free

Definitions

The banded knifefish, a Brazilian fish, Gymnotus carapo.

Examples

“The CARAPO, so called in Brasil, has a body about a foot in length, and not two inches in breadth, being in the shape of a knife, [...]”

“2. Gymnotus carapo. The head of the carapo is of a compressed form, and the upper jaw projects beyond the lower: the tongue is short, [...]. The usual length of the carapo is from 1 to 2 feet; [...]. 3. Gymnotus rostratus, or rostrated gymnote. In its general aspect this species is much allied to the carapo, but is readily distinguished by the peculiar form of the head, [...]”

“The first species of the Sternopygidae mentioned in literature is the carapo of Marcgrav. The name Gymnotus was apparently introduced by Artedi [...]”

“This single specimen was found among the carapo individuals of sample ZMA 101968. It agrees with the generic definition of Gymnotus as given by ELLIS (1913 : 113, 116-117), but differs from carapo in the following characters (cf. also table 1): greater preanal length [...]”

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