Taxonavigation

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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: Lebiasinidae
Subfamilia: Lebiasininae
Genus: Lebiasina
Species: Lebiasina minuta

Name

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Holotype: MZUSP 110693. Paratypes: ANSP 192062 (5); MZUSP 101423 (94), 101412 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Pará, Altamira, rio Xingu drainage, rio Treze de Maio, rio Iriri basin, near BR-163, 08°47'03"S, 54°58'29"W.[1]

Etymology: The specific epithet minuta from the Latin (= small) is in reference to the small size of adult specimens of Lebiasina minuta. Despite the large sample size of this species, no specimen larger than 68.4 mm SL was collected. In addition, most specimens larger than 50 mm SL were mature.

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