Isorineloricaria acuarius

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: Isorineloricaria
Species: Isorineloricaria acuarius

Name

Isorineloricaria acuarius Ray & Armbruster, 2016

• Holotype: INHS 35685.
• Paratypes. ANSP 134482, 134519, 165834, 166888; FMNH 105992, 105993; INHS 34432 (1), 35685 (1); MCNG 34719 (3); UF 80345, 80390 (3); USNM 348458.

Type locality: Venezuela: Rio Portuguesa, 3 km northeast of El Barriero, Portuguesa. 09°03’08”N, 069°29’18”W.

Etymology: The name acuarius is latin for needle maker. This is in reference to the numerous hypertrophied odontodes found on breeding males, which can make study of these fishes difficult.

References

• Ray, C.K. & Armbruster, J.W. 2016. The genera Isorineloricaria and Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4072(5): 501–539. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.5.1 Full article (PDF). Reference page.