Crenicichla taikyra

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 taikyra

Name

Crenicichla taikyra Casciotta et al., 2013

• Holotype: MACN ict 9461.
• Paratypes: MACN ict 9462 (3), ict 9463 (7), ict 9464 (4), ict 9465 (4), ict 9466 (13); AI 306 (3), 264 (4); MLP 10398 (5).

Type locality: Argentina, Misiones province, río Paraná at Candelaria, 27º21'43.0"S, 55º51'54.7"W [1].

Etymology: The species epithet taikyra is a combination of Guaraní words tãi (= tooth) and kyra (= thick) referring to the thick molariform teeth and the stout lower pharyngeal tooth plate of the species.

Primary references

• Casciotta, J., Almirón, A., Aichino, D., Gómez, S., Piálek, L. & Říčan, O.; 2013: Crenicichla taikyra (Teleostei: Cichlidae), a new species of pike cichlid from the middle río Paraná, Argentina. Zootaxa 3721(4): 379–386. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3721.4.5 Reference page.