Crenicichla alta

Crenicichla alta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

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: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlinae
Genus: Crenicichla
Species: Crenicichla alta

Name

Crenicichla alta Eigenmann, 1912

• Type locality: Gluck Island, Guyana.
• Holotype: FMNH 53777 [ex CM 2274a]. Paratypes: (78) BMNH 1911.10.31.11 and 12 (1, 1), 1911.10.31.13-14 (2); CAS [ex IU 12455] (14), CAS 78954-56 [ex 12434-36] (8 now 3, 4 now 1, 8 now 4), 78961 [ex 12443] (2, now 1); FMNH 7546 (1), 53758 (3), 53759 (orig. 6, now 4), 53762-71 (4, 5, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2), 53896 (3); MCZ 30134 (1); NMW 32873 (1); USNM 66165 (1); CAS-SU 21780 (1); ZMA 100244 (1); ZMB 18085 (1); plus more at CAS [ex IU].

Synonymy

• Crenicichla pterogramma Fowler, 1914
• Crenicichla cardiostigma Ploeg, 1991

References

Primary references

• Eigenmann, C.H. 1912. The freshwater fishes of British Guiana, including a study of the ecological grouping of species, and the relation of the fauna of the plateau to that of the lowlands. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 5(1): i–xxii + 1–578, Pls. 1–103. BHL Reference page.  [See page 516–517, plate 68: (fig 3).]

Links

• Crenicichla alta – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

português: Jacundá