Hisonotus alberti

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: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Hisonotus

Species: Hisonotus alberti

Name

Hisonotus alberti Roxo et al., 2016

• Holotype: MZUSP 118845.
• Paratypes: ANSP 200148 (2, 2); LBP 10245 (6, 0), 10266 (11, 9, 7 c&s), 11847 (2, 2), 17388 (2, 6); MPUJ 8199 (4, 2); NUP 9437 (0, 2), 9440 (2, 3), 9441 (4, 1 c&S).

Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, municipality of São Roque de Minas, ribeirão das Posses, upper rio Paraná basin, 20°17'15"S, 46°34'53"W.

Etymology: The specific epithet alberti is a patronym honoring professor James S. Albert, from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL) in recognition of his dedication and contributions to the studies of Neotropical freshwater fishes.

References

• Roxo, F.F., Silva, G.S.C., Waltz, B.T. & Melo, J.E.G. 2016. A new species of Hisonotus (Siluriformes: Otothyrinae) from the upper rio Paraná and rio São Francisco basins, Brazil. Zootaxa 4109(2): 227–238. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.7. Reference page.