Creagrutus changae

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: Characidae
Subfamilia: Stevardiinae
Genus: Creagrutus
Species: Creagrutus changae

Name

Creagrutus changae Vari & Harold, 2001

• Holotype: MUSM 8858.
• Paratypes: FMNH 84265 (10); MUSM 8859 (16); ROM 72378 (10); USNM 285276 (14, 2 c&s).

Type locality: Río San Alejandro, a tributary of Río Sungarayacu, just above junction with Río sungarayacu, about 9°23'S, 75°11'W [1], Provincia Pachitea, Huanuco, Peru.

Etymology: The species is named after the late Fonchii Chang (1963–1999) of the Museo de Historia Natural, Lima, "in recognition of her contributions to our understanding of Peruvian fishes and her assistance to the authors prior to her untimely death" The ETYFish Project.

References

• Vari, R. P. & Harold, A. S.; 2001: Phylogenetic study of the neotropical fish genera Creagrutus Günther and Piabina Reinhardt (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes), with revision of the Cis-Andean species. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, No. 613: i-v + 1-239. Reference page.