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: Erythrinidae
Genus: Hoplias

Species: Hoplias mbigua

Name

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Hoplias mbigua Azpelicueta et al., 2015

  • Holotype: CI-FML 6763.
  • Paratypes: CI-FML 6764 (2); LGE-P 314 (4), 315 (2), 316 (2), 317 (2), 318 (2), 319 (1).

Type locality: Argentina, Provincia de Misiones, río Paraná in Nemesio Parma (27° 21’ 23.04” S – 56° 1’ 1.92” W), Dep. Capital.

Etymology: The name mbigua is a guaraní word that refers to an aquatic, riverine bird. This word is the nickname of Isabelino Rodríguez, who worked during many years in the Proyecto Biología Pesquera Regional.

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