Hyphessobrycon chocoensis

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: Characidae
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Hyphessobrycon
Species: Hyphessobrycon chocoensis

Name

Hyphessobrycon chocoensis García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2013

• Holotype: IUQ 3035.
• Paratypes: AUM 55075 (3); IUQ 2275 (9), 3036 (1 c&s), 2274 (39), 3044, (3 c&s).

Type locality: Colombia, Nariño, Barbacoas, Quebrada la Tundera afluente del río Quigualpí, 01°39'39"N, 78°09'04"W [1].

Etymology: The specific epithet chocoensis is derived from Chocó, the biogeographic area, where species of the H.-flammeus-group are distributed in Colombia.

References

• García-Alzate, C. A., Román-Valencia, C. & Taphorn, D. C.; 2013: Una nueva especie de Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) de la cuenca del río Telembí, vertiente sur del Pacífico, Colombia. Revista de Biologìa Tropical (International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation), 61 (1): 181–192.
• Hyphessobrycon chocoensis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.