Laimosemion leticia

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

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: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Rivulidae
Genus: Laimosemion
Species: Laimosemion leticia

Name

Laimosemion leticia Valdesalici, 2016

• Holotype: IAvH-P 12943.
• Paratypes: MSNG 58039 (1 male, C&S, 2 females).

Type locality: Colombia, Department of Amazonas, swamp area near Leticia at km 13–14 , Rio Tacana drainage, Rio Amazonas basin (4°07'02"S, 69°57'64"W), 85 m asl.

Etymology: The name leticia is a reference to the occurrence of the species near the town of Leticia, southern Colombia.

References

• Valdesalici, S. 2016. Laimosemion leticia (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), a new species from the upper Rio Amazonas, Southern Colombia. Zootaxa 4085(2): 279–284. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4085.2.8 Reference page.