Jupiaba iasy

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

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: Characiformes

Familia: Characidae
Genus: Jupiaba
Species: Jupiaba iasy

Name

• Jupiaba iasy Netto-Ferreira, Zanata, Birindelli & Sousa, 2009

Holotype: MZUSP 100854. Paratypes: MZUSP 99990 (84), 98675 (1), 99802 (5), 99782 (3), 100856 (39), 97441 (21); ANSP 189254 (5); INPA 32919 (5); MNRJ 33338 (5), 33489 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Paranaíta, sandy beach on the left riverbank of rio Teles Pires downstream of the Sete Quedas rapids, 09º20’38"S, 56º46’42"W.[1]

Etymology: From the tupi îasy, the goddess of the moon in the Brazilian Tupi-indians’ mythology. This epithet is given in allusion to the crescent-shaped humeral blotch of Jupiaba iasy.

References

• Netto-Ferreira, A. L., Zanata, A. M., Birindelli, J. L. O. & Sousa, L. M.; 2009: Two new species of Jupiaba (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Tapajós and rio Madeira drainages, Brazil, with an identification key to species of the genus. Zootaxa, 2262: 53–68.
• Jupiaba iasy in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.