Characidium mirim

Taxonavigation

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: Crenuchidae
Subfamilia: Characidiinae
Genus: Characidium
Species: Characidium mirim

Name

Characidium mirim Netto-Ferreira et al., 2013

• Holotype: MZUSP 111123.
• Paratypes (11): ANSP 193193 (1); MNRJ 40135 (4); MZUSP 101393 (2), 97705 (2), 97724 (4).

Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso, rio das Mortes, at bridge on road between Chapada dos Guimarães and Campo Verde, 15°30’20”S, 55°13’38”W [1].

Etymology: The specific epithet mirim comes from the Tupi, meaning small, and is given in reference to the minute size of the species, which represents the smallest known species of Characidium.

References

• Netto-Ferreira, A.L.; Birindelli, J.L.O.; Buckup, P.A. 2013: A new miniature species of Characidium Reinhardt (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the headwaters of the rio Araguaia, Brazil. Zootaxa 3664(3): 361–368. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3664.3.6 Reference page.