Hasemania kalunga

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
Genus: Hasemania
Species: Hasemania kalunga

Name

Hasemania kalunga Bertaco & Carvalho, (2010)

Holotype: MCP 44289. [Paratypes: DZSJRP 12339, (12), MCP 44290, (12), MZUSP 104303, (12), UFRGS 11288, (37), UFRGS 11289, (82) / (5 c&s)].

Type locality: Brazil, Goiás State, Cavalcante, córrego in the road GO 241 between Cavalcante and Minaçu, tributary of rio das Almas, rio Paranã drainage, upper rio Tocantins basin, 1163 m a.s.l., 13º 36’ 56.7” S 47º 31’ 06.6” W.

Etymology: The species name, kalunga, is in reference to Comunidade Quilombo Kalunga, descendents of African slaves that lives in the region of the upper rio Tocantins basin (Cavalcante, Teresina de Goiás, and Monte Alegre de Goiás municipalities), in the Chapada dos Veadeiros, near the type locality. Kalunga, in Bantu language, mean protected sacred place. A noun in apposition.

References

• Bertaco, V. A. & Carvalho, F. R. (2010): New species of Hasemania (Characiformes: Characidae) from Central Brazil, with comments on the endemism of upper rio Tocantins basin, Goiás State. Neotropical Ichthyology, 8 (1): 27–32.