Hyphessobrycon lucenorum

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 lucenorum

Name

Hyphessobrycon lucenorum Ohara & Lima, 2015

• Holotype: MZUSP 115556.
• Paratypes: ANSP 197264 (3); INPA 46073 (3); MCP 48326 (3); MNRJ 13456 (10); MZUSP 115522 (16), 115558 (10, 1 c&s), 115557 (10, 3 c&s); UFRO-I 22909 (1), 22724 (14); ZUEC 8573 (4).

Type locality: Brazil, Rondônia, Vilhena, rio Madeira basin, upper rio Machado, tributary of igarapé Piracolina, near road BR 364, 12°48’56.5”S 60°06’37.6”W.

Etymology: The specific name is in honor of Carlos A. S. de Lucena and Zilda M. S. de Lucena, curators and researchers at the Museu de Ciência e Tecnologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, in recognition of their contributions to the knowledge of the Neotropical ichthyofauna, especially of characid fishes.

References

• Ohara, W.M. & Lima, F.C.T. 2015. Hyphessobrycon lucenorum (Characiformes: Characidae), a new species from the rio Madeira basin, Rondônia State, Brazil. Zootaxa 3972(4): 562–572. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.4.7 Preview (PDF) Reference page.