Australoheros sanguineus

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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  • 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.