Crenicichla taikyra

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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  • 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