Gephyrocharax torresi

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: Gephyrocharax
Species: Gephyrocharax torresi

Name

Gephyrocharax torresi Vanegas-Ríos et al., 2013

• Holotype: UIST 1767.
• Paratypes: AI 293 (1 c&s), 294 (2), 295 (2); UIST 1751 (19, 1 c&s), 1766 (12).

Type locality: Colombia, Santander, El Carmen, río Magdalena basin, río La Colorada basin, río Cascajales system, río Sucio basin, Caño Volador, 6°39’56.44”N, 73°34’47.36”W [1], approximately 338 m a.s.l.

Etymology: The species name torresi is treated as a patronym in gratitude and recognition of Mauricio Torres who collected the material on which the description is based.

References

• Vanegas-Ríos, J. A., Azpelicueta, M. d. l. M., Mirande, J. M. & Gonzales, M. D. C.; 2013: Gephyrocharax torresi (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae), a new species from the río Cascajales basin, río Magdalena system, Colombia. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 275–284.