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

Name

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.

References

• Arcila, D., Vari, R.P. & Menezes, N.A. 2014. Revision of the Neotropical Genus Acrobrycon (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) with Description of Two New Species. Copeia 2013 (4) [2014]: 604–611. Reference page.