Cyanocharax obi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

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: Characiformes

Familia: Characidae
Subfamilia: Stevardiinae
Genus: Cyanocharax
Species: Cyanocharax obi

Name

• Cyanocharax obi Casciotta et al., 2012

Holotype: MACN-ict 9560. Paratypes: MACN-ict 9557 (9), 9558 (3), 9559 (3); AI 284 (2), 282 (1 C&S).

Type locality: Argentina, Misiones, río Paraná basin, tributary of the arroyo Paranay–Guazú, 26°52’28.9"S, 54°42’22.8"W.

Etymology: The specific epithet obi is a Guaraní word that means blue in allusion to the ground color of the body.

References

• Casciotta, J., Almirón, A., Piálek, L. & Říčan, O. 2012. Cyanocharax obi, a new species (Characiformes: Characidae) and the first record of the genus from tributaries of the río Paraná basin, Argentina. Zootaxa 3391: 39–51. Preview Reference page.