Hepsetus kingsleyae

Taxonavigation

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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: Hepsetidae
Genus: Hepsetus
Species: Hepsetus kingsleyae

Name

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Hepsetus kingsleyae Decru et al., 2013

  • Holotype: MRAC A0-048-P-1498.
  • Paratypes: MRAC A0-048-P-1511-1512, A0-048-P-1499, A0-048-P-1602, A0-048-P-1589, A0-048-P-1518, A0-048-P-1580.

Type locality: Lower Ogowe, lac Ndeguelie, bassin Ogooúe, 00°41.93'S, 10°10.05'E [1].

Etymology: Hepsetus kingsleyae is dedicated to the British explorer Mary Kingsley (1862–1900), who collected several species of fishes in the area, including a few specimens of Hepsetus, as part of her commitment to A. Günther of the British Museum of Natural History (BMNH, London).

References

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  • Decru, E., Vreven, E. & Snoeks, J.; 2013: A revision of the Lower Guinean Hepsetus species (Characiformes; Hepsetidae) with the description of Hepsetus kingsleyae sp. nov. Journal of Fish Biology, 82: 1351–1375. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12079