Hemigrammocharax rubensteini

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: Distichodontidae
Genus: Hemigrammocharax
Species: Hemigrammocharax rubensteini

Name

Hemigrammocharax rubensteini Jerep & Vari, 2013

• Holotype: CU 89502.
• Paratypes: AMNH 255311 (2); CU 97248 (8), 89498 (6), 89499 (2), 89500 (4), 89501 (6), 97249 (1); USNM 405306 (2).

Type locality: Republic of the Congo, Cuvette-Ouest, Likouala River Drainage, Lékoli River at Mboko dock, Odzala National Park, 0°37'3"N, 14°54'27"E [1].

Etymology: The species name rubensteini is in recognition of David Rubenstein who generously funded the Rubenstein Fellowships of the Encyclopedia of Life at the National Museum of Natural History.

References

• Jerep, F. C. & Vari, R. P.; 2013: New Species of Hemigrammocharax (Characiformes: Distichodontidae) from the Northwestern Congo River Basin. Copeia, 2013 (1): 31–37.