Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

  • 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.

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