Brachyhypopomus provenzanoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnotiformes

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: Gymnotiformes

Familia: Hypopomidae
Genus: Brachyhypopomus
Species: Brachyhypopomus provenzanoi

Name

• Brachyhypopomus provenzanoi Crampton, de Santana, Waddell & Lovejoy, 2016: 122

Holotype: MBUCV-V 35650, immature.

Type locality: “Venezuela, Amazonas, mun. San Fernando de Atabapo, caño “CVG” (Corporacion Venezuelana Guyana), km 10.5 km on San Fernando de Atabapo-Santa Barbara rd., affl. río Orinoco, Orinoco dr., 03º58′59″N, 067º38′29″W.”

References

Primary references

• Crampton, W.G.R., de Santana, C.D., Waddell, J.C. & Lovejoy, N.R. 2016. A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical electric fish genus Brachyhypopomus (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae), with descriptions of 15 new species. Neotropical Ichthyology 14(4): e150146. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20150146 Reference page.