Crenicichla gillmorlisi

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 gillmorlisi

Name

Crenicichla gillmorlisi Kullander & Lucena, 2013

Holotype: MNHNP 126. Paratypes: MHNG 2237.036. (1), 2237.037. (1), 2237.066. (1), 2395.011. (6), 2730.057. (2), 2730.058. (1), 2730.059. (11), 2730.060. (1), 2730.061. (1), 2730.062. (2); MHNIB 0234 (2); MNHNP 3686. (29); NRM 42452. (1), 42461 (2), 41828 (1).

Type locality: Paraguay, Alto Paraná, río Acaray, dry arm below the reservoir.

Etymology: This species is named for ichthyologist Walter A. Gill Morlis A., fisheries officer of the Itaipú Binacional, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, who contributed considerably to the PROVEPA surveys of fishes in tributaries of the Paraná River, and in special recognition of his strong long term engagement in the inventory of the fishes of the río Paraná.

References

Primary references

Kullander, S.O. & De Lucena, C.A.S. 2013. Crenicichla gillmorlisi, a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Paraná river drainage in Paraguay. Zootaxa 3641(2): 149–164. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.2.3 Reference page.