Aspidoras mephisto

Aspidoras mephisto

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

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: Siluriformes

Familia: Callichthyidae
Genus: Aspidoras
Species: Aspidoras mephisto

Name

Aspidoras mephisto Tencatt & Bichuette, 2017

Holotype: MNRJ 48268, 45.6 mm SL. 7 Apr 2007, E. Trajano & M. E. Bichuette.

Type locality: Brazil, Goiás, Posse, Anésio III cave, Tocantins River basin, 14°05’27.7”S, 46°22’59.6”W.

Paratypes: All from Brazil, Goiás, Posse, Tocantins River basin.

• LESCI 246, 7, 18.8–31.2 mm SL;
• LESCI 304, 2, 33.1–31.3 mm SL;
• LESCI 306, 1, 33.9 mm SL; NUP 18759, 2, 34.7–34.9 mm SL;
• NUP 18760, 2 c&s, 29.5–31.7 mm SL, Russão II cave, 14°05’05.3”S, 46°23’07.1”W, 23 Apr 2011, M. E. Bichuette, P. P. Rizzato & J. E. Gallão.
• LESCI 332, 9, 19.0–27.0 mm SL, Russão II cave, 14°05’05.3”S, 46°23’07.1”W, 23 May 2015, J. E. Gallão.
• LESCI 333, 1, 19.0 mm SL, Anésio III cave, 14°05’27.7”S, 46°22’59.6”W, 5 Aug 2016, M. E. Bichuette.
• MCP 40634, 1, 29.0 mm SL, uncertain locality, probably from the Anésio III or the Russão III cave, 7 Apr 2008, E. Trajano.
• MZUSP 97905, 13, 13.3–37.1 mm SL, 2 c&s, 27.3–30.9 mm SL, Anésio III cave, 14°05’27.7”S, 46°22’59.6”W, 1 Apr 2007, E. Trajano.
• MZUSP 97906, 8, 19.4–33.8 mm SL, 2 c&s, 25.7–30.3 mm SL, Russão II cave, 14°05’05.3”S, 46°23’07.1”W, 1 Apr 2007, S. Secutti.
• ZUFMS-PIS 4965, 1, 26.0 mm SL, Russão II cave, 14°05’05.3”S, 46°23’07.1”W, 23 May 2015, J. E. Gallão.

ZooBank: 10B01ED0-CF81-4E2C-9D9F-EF094CE3509C

References

Primary references

• Tencatt, L.F.C. & Bichuette, M.E. 2017. Aspidoras mephisto, new species: The first troglobitic Callichthyidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from South America. PLoS ONE. 12(3): e0171309. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171309 Reference page. 

Links

• Aspidoras mephisto in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Aspidoras mephisto – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aspidoras mephisto.
• ION
• Species-ID

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