Geophagus crocatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

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: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Geophaginae
Genus: Geophagus
Species: Geophagus crocatus

Name

Geophagus crocatus Hauser & López-Fernández, 2013

• Holotype: UG/CSBD 1656 (Ex ROM 87106).
• Paratypes: ROM.

Type locality: Guyana, East Berbice, Berbice River, about 14 air km upstream of Kwakwani at Mappa Lagoon camp, 5.17456°N, 58.16336°W [1].

Etymology: The specific name is from the Latin adjective crocatus (= saffron yellow), in reference to the yellow operculum on live specimens.

References

• Hauser, F.E.; López-Fernández, H. 2013: Geophagus crocatus, a new species of geophagine cichlid from the Berbice River, Guyana, South America (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3731(2): 279–286. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.2.8 Reference page.