Erythrocharax altipinnis

Erythrocharax altipinnis

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
Genus: Erythrocharax
Species: Erythrocharax altipinnis

Name

Erythrocharax altipinnis Netto-Ferreira et al., 2013

• Holotype: MZUSP 111000.
• Paratypes: ANSP 199143 (1); MZUSP 110999 (6); [LBP]] 10881 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Pará, rio Curuá, tributary of rio Iriri, on bridge of BR-163, 8°53'54"S, 54°59'20"W [1], rio Xingu Basin.

Etymology: The specific name is a combination from the Latin alti (= elongate), and pinnis (= fin), in reference to the elongate dorsal-fin rays in males.

References

• Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Birindelli, J.L.O., de Sousa, L.M., Mariguela, T.C. & Oliveira, C.; 2013: A New Miniature Characid (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), with Phylogenetic Position Inferred from Morphological and Molecular Data. PLoS ONE, 8 (1): e52098. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052098

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