Apistogramma aguarico

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

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: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Geophaginae
Genus: Apistogramma
Species: Apistogramma aguarico

Name

Apistogramma aguarico Römer & Hahn, 2013

• Holotype: FMNH 101588.
• Paratypes (8): FMNH 117725 (1, 2), 117726 (2, 2); MTD F 32379 (1).

Type locality: Ecuador, río Napo system, laguna connected to río Lagartococha, approx. 09°47′S, 75°57′W [sic!]??? [1], about 25 km upstream from confluence with río Aguarico (maybe [2]), field station DJS83-63.

Etymology: The specific name aguarico refers to the type locality being situated in the río Aguarico system.

References

• Römer, U. & Hahn, I.; 2013: Apistogramma aguarico sp. n.: A new species of geophagine cichlid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes) from the Ecuadorian and Peruvian río Napo system. Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (2): 171–181. PDF