Characidium mirim

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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  • 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