Hepsetus kingsleyae

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: Hepsetidae
Genus: Hepsetus
Species: Hepsetus kingsleyae

Name

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

• 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