Acrobrycon starnesi

Taxonavigation: Characiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Characidae
Subfamilia: Stevardiinae
Genus: Acrobrycon
Species: Acrobrycon starnesi

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Acrobrycon starnesi Arcila et al., 2014

  • Holotype: CBF 13307 (previously USNM 319277).
  • Paratypes: USNM 408405 (29); CBF 13308 (previously USNM 408405, in part) (5).

Type locality: Bolivia, Chuquisaca, Río Thyumayu, tributary of Río Azero, by road 30 air km SE of Padilla, 19°34'S, 64°08'W [1].

Etymology: The species name starnesi honours Wayne C. Starnes of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, who collected the type-series of this species along with numerous other specimens of fishes that have proved very useful in studies.

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