Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura

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 terrapurpura

Name

Gymnogeophagus 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

• 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.