Cyphocharax aninha

Taxonavigation

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: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species: Cyphocharax aninha

Name

Cyphocharax aninha Wosiacki & Miranda, 2014

• Holotype: MPEG 23609.
• Paratypes: INPA 39511 (2); MCP 47850 (2); MPEG 15767 (25), 15783 (8 + 8 C&S), 15591 (3), 15810 (2); MZUSP 113703 (2).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado do Pará, Almeirim Municipality, Rio Mopeco, left tributary of Rio Paru, left tributary of lower Rio Amazonas, 0°49'24.2"N, 53°55'46.4"W [1].

Etymology: The specific epithet aninha is the nickname of Ana Prudente (MPEG), wife of the first author, and pays tribute to her contributions toward the understanding of the Neotropical fauna, specifically the systematics of snakes.

References

Primary references

• Wosiacki, W.B. & Miranda, D.P.S. da. 2014. Description of a New Small Species of the Genus Cyphocharax (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Lower Amazon Basin. Copeia 2013(4) [2014]: 627–633. DOI: 10.1643/CI-12-127 . ResearchGate .