Astyanax guaporensis

Astyanax guaporensis

Taxonavigation

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
Genus: Astyanax
Species: Astyanax guaporensis

Name

Astyanax guaporensis Eigenmann, 1911

• Holotype: FMNH 54709 [ex CM 3351].
• Paratypes: CAS 68729 [ex IU 13268 and CM 3352] (1); FMNH 54710 [ex CM 3352] (1).

Type locality: Rio Guaporé at Maciel [1], Brazil

Etymology: The species is named after its type locality, the rio Guaporé.

References

• Eigenmann, C. H.; 1911: New characins in the collection of the Carnegie Museum. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 8 (1): 164–181, Pls. 4-9. BHL
• Marinho, M.M.F.; Ohara, W.M. 2013: Redescription of Astyanax guaporensis Eigenmann, 1911 (Characiformes: Characidae), a small characid from the rio Madeira basin. Zootaxa 3652(4): 475–484. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3652.4.5 Reference page.