Erromyzon kalotaenia
Taxonavigation
editSuperregnum: 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: Cypriniformes
Familia: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Erromyzon
Species: Erromyzon kalotaenia
Name
editErromyzon kalotaenia Yang, Kottelat, Yang & Chen, 2012
- Holotype: KIZ 200304310.
- Paratypes: KIZ 200304313 (1), 200304317 (1), 200304314 (1), 200304049−52, 200304071 (5).
Type locality: Changle village (Liuding river), Jinxiu County, Guangxi, China, 24°22'54.3"N, 110°06′38.7"E, altitude 256 m. [1]
Etymology: The specific epithet is a combination from kalo from the Greek kalos (= beautiful), and taenia, from Greek tainia (= stripes or bars); in reference to the blotches on the flank of this species.
References
edit- Yang, J., Kottelat, M., Yang, J.-X. & Chen, X.-Y. 2012. Yaoshania and Erromyzon kalotaenia, a new genus and a new species of balitorid loaches from Guangxi, China (Teleostei: Cypriniformes). Zootaxa 3586: 173–186. Preview PDF Reference page.