Curculionichthys coxipone

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

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: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Curculionichthys

Species: Curculionichthys coxipone

Name

Curculionichthys coxipone Roxo et al., 2015

• Holotype: MZUSP 117380.
• Paratypes: LBP 5061 (2, 3), 5062 (0, 3), 5069 (3, 9), 5646 (7, 11 (3 c&s)); NUP 2264 (6, 6), 14947 (0, 6, 3 juv.), 16442 (0, 6, 1 c&s).

Type locality: Mato Grosso State, municipality of Cuiabá, tributary of Rio Aricá Mirim, Rio Cuiabá drainage, Rio Paraguai basin, 15°46'03"S, 55°30'44"W.

Etymology: The specific name coxipone refers to the Coxiponé indigenous people who inhabit the margins of Rio Cuiabá, near to the municipality of Cuiabá in Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

References

• Roxo, F.F., Silva, G.S.C., Orrego, L.E. & Oliveira, C. 2015. Description of a new genus and three new species of Otothyrinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). ZooKeys 534: 103–134. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.534.6169 Full article Reference page.