Hypostomus jaguar

Taxonavigation

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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: Hypostominae
Tribus: Hypostomini
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: Hypostomus jaguar

Name

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Hypostomus jaguar Zanata et al., 2013

  • Holotype: MZUSP 110603.
  • Paratypes: MZUSP 90870 (13), 91653 (1); NUP 4448 (2); UFBA 3177 (1), 6232 (2), 6457 (2), 6501 (8).

Type locality: Brazil, Bahia, Iaçu, rio Paraguaçu at Fazenda Os Touros, 18 km from Iaçu, 12°41’10.6”S, 40°07’47”W [1], 143 m a.s.l.

Etymology: The specific name is derived from îagûara in the indigenous language Tupi-Guarani, which means panther, in allusion to the black dotted color pattern on a clear background.

References

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  • Zanata, A. M., Sardeiro, B. & Zawadzki, C. H.; 2013: A new dark-dotted species of Hypostomus Lacépède (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from rio Paraguaçu, Bahia State, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 247–256.