Curculionichthys paresi

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 paresi

Name

Curculionichthys paresi (Roxo et al., 2014)

• Holotype: MZUSP 115062.
• Paratypes: DZSJRP 18245 (0, 2); LBP 13347 (0, 2), 13351 (9), 13352 (1), 17532 (1, 2, 1); NUP 10928 (2, 2 c&s, 1), 10976 (3).

Type locality: Mato Grosso State, municipality of Santo Áfonso, riacho Claras Aguas Clarius, affluent of rio Sepotuba, rio Paraguay basin, 14°21'03"S, 57°33'07"W, Brazil.

Etymology: The species name paresi, refers to the Paresí Indians who speak Paresí, a branch of the Aruak language. The Paresí used to live throughout most of Mato Grosso State including the municipality of Santo Afonso. Paresí were also some of the main guides of Marechal Cândido Rondon, the famous Brazilian pioneer in this region of Brazil at the beginning of the 18th century.

Synonyms

• Hisonotus paresi Roxo et al., 2014

References

• Roxo, F.F., Zawadzki, C.H. & Troy, W.P. 2014. Description of two new species of Hisonotus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 (Ostariophysi, Loricariidae) from the rio Paraná-Paraguay basin, Brazil. ZooKeys 395: 57–78. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.395.6910 Reference page. 
• 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.