Heptapterus carmelitanorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes
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: Siluriformes

Familia: Heptapteridae
Genus: Heptapterus
Species: Heptapterus carmelitanorum

Name

Heptapterus carmelitanorum Azevedo-Santos, Deprá, Aguilera, Faustino-Fuster, & Katz, 2022

ZooBank: 78BD2D17-6B34-46D6-8163-85C87B9652BF

Type locality: Unknown named stream, tributary of Itací stream, tributary of Sapucaí River (Upper Paraná River basin).

Holotype: MNRJ 53174, 144.3, mm SL, Brazil, Minas Gerais State, Carmo do Rio Claro Municipality, 20°54'57"S, 45°56'21"W, collected by A. M. Katz and V. M. Azevedo-Santos, 31 Oct 2021.

References

Deprá, G.deC., Aguilera, G., Faustino-Fuster, D.R., Katz, A.M., Azevedo-Santos, V.M. 2022. Redefinition of Heptapterus (Heptapteridae) and description of Heptapterus carmelitanorum, a new species from the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 98(2): 327–343. DOI: 10.3897/zse.98.89413 Reference page.