Brachyrhamdia thayeria

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: Heptapteridae
Genus: Brachyrhamdia
Species: Brachyrhamdia thayeria

Name

Brachyrhamdia thayeria Slobodian & Bockmann, 2013

Holotype: INPA 39534. Paratypes: ANSP 194110 (1); INPA 25306 (2), 25740 (1), 25741 (2); LIRP 10237 (1); MZUSP 114011 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Maraã, Lago Amanã, Rio Japurá basin, 02°32’06”S, 65°43’02”W, 44 m a.s.l.

Etymology: The specific epithet thayeria refers to Thayeria Eigenmann (1908), a genus of South American characin that has a similar diagonal dark stripe on the caudal peduncle, and also in honor of the North American businessman and philanthropist Nathaniel Thayer, Jr. (1808–1883), who sponsored the expedition to Brazil led by Swiss zoologist Louis Agassiz from 1865 to 1866 (then known as Thayer Expedition), which was responsible for important discoveries of the Amazon fish fauna.

References

• Slobodian, V. & Bockmann, F.A. 2013. A new Brachyrhamdia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from Rio Japurá basin, Brazil, with comments on its phylogenetic affinities, biogeography and mimicry in the genus. Zootaxa 3717(1): 1–22. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.1.1 Reference page.