Hypostomus leucophaeus

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 leucophaeus

Name

Hypostomus leucophaeus Zanata & Pitanga, 2016

• Holotype: MZUSP 119822.
• Paratypes: UFBA 2993 (9), 3026 (9), 3027 (5), 3251 (20), 3290 (5), 3540 (3), 6509 (15), 7184 (4), 8103 (15), 8122 (6); MZUSP 90869 (8), 119842 (5).

Type locality: Brazil, Bahia, Rio Real, Fazenda Pau Ferro, rio Itapicuru, around 15 Km from Rio Real, 11°34’41’’S 38°00’26’’W, 87 m above sea level.

Etymology: The specific epithet leucophaeus from the Latin, meaning ash-colored, dun. Used here in allusion to the faint spotted pattern and overall light brown to grayish body coloration of the species.

References

• Zanata, A.M. & Pitanga, B.P. 2016. A new species of Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from rio Itapicuru basin, Bahia State, Brazil. Zootaxa 4137(2): 223–232. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4137.2.4. Reference page.