Australoheros sanguineus

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: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Australoheros
Species: Australoheros sanguineus

Name

Australoheros sanguineus Ottoni, 2013

• Holotype: MCP 14556.
• Paratypes: MCP 6912 (2); MZUSP 16160 (2), 2583 (6).

Type locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina state, arroio Lindo, tributary of the rio Cubatão, near the road SC-301, near BR-101, Pirabeiraba, Joinville municipality [1].

Etymology: The specific name is from the Latin sanguineus, meaning blood red, because of the two blood red zones on the caudalfin´s posterior margin.

References

• Ottoni, F. P.; 2013: Australoheros sanguineus sp. n. – a new cichlid species from the rio Cubatão basin, southern Brazil (Cichlidae: Heroini). Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (2): 161–169.