Gymnotus tiquie is an electric knifefish found in the Tiquié River, a tributary of the Vaupés River in the upper Negro basin, Amazonas, Brazil.

[1] Like the rest of its genus, it is exclusively a freshwater fish.

It generates a weak electric field used for both navigation and communication.

It possesses a distinct color pattern of dark, oblique bands divided into pairs.

G. cataniapo is the most similar-looking species, with both fish sharing several characteristics.