Hisonotus bocaiuva

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: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Hisonotus
Species: Hisonotus bocaiuva

Name

Hisonotus bocaiuva Roxo et al., 2013

• Holotype: MZUSP 112204.
• Paratypes: LBP 9817 (9, 4 c&s); DZSJRP 16461 (3); NUP 12331 (4); MNRJ 40368 (2).

Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, Bocaiúva, córrego Cachoeira, rio Jequitaí drainage, rio São Francisco basin, 17°08'55"S, 43°49'32"W [1].

Etymology: Named after the municipality of Bocaiúva, the city where the specimens were collected.

References

• Roxo, F. F., Silva, G. S. C., Oliveira, C. & Zawadzki, C. H.; 2013: Hisonotus bocaiuva, a new species from the rio São Francisco basin, Brazil (Teleostei: Loricariidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4) [2012]: 319–326.