Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura
Taxonavigation: Cichliformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlinae
Genus: Gymnogeophagus
Species: Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura
Name
editGymnogeophagus terrapurpura Loureiro et al., 2016
- Holotype: ZVC-P 12490.
- Paratypes: many.
Type locality: Uruguay, Canelones Department, cañada de la Lana, close to Juanicó Town, rio Santa Lucía basin (Río de la Plata tributary), 34°35´55”S, 56°14´19” W.
Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the G. E. Hudson novel “La Tierra Purpúrea” (as it is known in the Spanish translation), in which the main character makes a trip through the same region where the species occurs.
References
edit- Loureiro, M., Zarucki, M., Malabarba, L.R. & González-Bergonzoni, I. 2016. A new species of Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro from Uruguay (Teleostei: Cichliformes). Neotropical Ichthyology 14(1): e150082. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20150082 Reference page.