Hypostomus kopeyaka

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: Hypostominae
Tribus: Hypostomini
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: Hypostomus kopeyaka

Name

Hypostomus kopeyaka Carvalho, Lima & Zawadzki, 2010

Holotype: MZUSP 98764. [Paratypes: MZUSP 92186, (1), MZUSP 92485, (1), MZUSP 93074, (1)].

Type locality: Brazil, State of Amazonas, rio Tiquié, Serra do Mucura village, 0° 10’ N, 69° 07’ W.

Etymology: After its common name among the Tuyuka and Tukano indians, kope yaka, or kope ya’ka, meaning "pleco from the holes", an allusion to the fact that, according to the Indians, the fishes spend most of their time hiding in holes in the river banks.

References

• Carvalho, P. H., Lima, F. C. T. & Zawadzki, C. H. (2010): Two new species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Negro basin in Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 8 (1): 39–48.