Hypostomus kopeyaka

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 kopeyaka

Name

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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

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  • 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.