Gymnogeophagus mekinos

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: Cichlinae
Genus: Gymnogeophagus
Species: Gymnogeophagus mekinos

Name

Gymnogeophagus mekinos Malabarba et al., 2015

• Holotype: MCP 19296.
• Paratypes: MCP 16119 (25), 9023 (24); UMMZ 225495 (10); MAPA 2190 (7); ZVCP 12958 (2); UFRGS 8396 (162), 7402 (26).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, rio Piraizinho, on road from Bagé to Dom Pedrito, tributary of rio Negro, approximately 31°06’S, 54°07’W.

Etymology: From the Greek mekinos meaning prolonged, in reference to the comparatively elongated body of this species.

References

• Malabarba, L.R., Malabarba, M.C. & Reis, R.E. 2015. Descriptions of five new species of the Neotropical cichlid genus Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 (Teleostei: Cichliformes) from the rio Uruguay drainage. Neotropical Ichthyology 13(4): 637–662. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20140188 Reference page.