Brycinus epuluensis

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: Alestidae
Genus: Brycinus
Species: Brycinus epuluensis

Name

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Brycinus epuluensis Decru et al., 2016

  • Holotype: MRAC A9-029-P-0612.
  • Paratypes: MRAC A9-29-P-0613 (1), A9-029-P-0573-0575 (3).

Type locality: DRC: Ituri basin: Edoro River, upstream of the bridge, near the research camp at Edoro-Afarama, affluent of Epulu River, 1°33'01" N, 28°30'41" E.

Etymology: The Latin adjective epuluensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Epulu River.

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