Cyanogaster

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: Cyanogaster
Species: C. noctivaga

Name

Cyanogaster Mattox et al., 2013

• Type species: Cyanogaster noctivaga Mattox et al., 2013

Etymology: The generic name is a combination of cyano, Latinized from the Greek word kúanous (= blue), and gaster, from the Greek gastêr (= stomach), in reference to the conspicuous iridescent blue colour in the abdominal region.

Primary references

• Mattox, G. M. T., Britz, R., Toledo-Piza, M. & Marinho, M. M. F.; 2013: Cyanogaster noctivaga, a remarkable new genus and species of miniature fish from the Rio Negro, Amazon basin (Ostariophysi: Characidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4) [2012]: 297–318.

References

• Britz, R. et al. 2013: Nomenclatural remarks on Cyanogaster Oken 1823 and Cyanogaster Blainville 1825 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pleurobranchaeidae). Zootaxa 3683(1): 99–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3683.1.9 Reference page.