Leporinus piavussu

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Anostomoidea 

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
Superfamilia: Anostomoidea

Familia: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporinus
Species: Leporinus piavussu

Name

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Holotype: MZUSP 109999. Paratypes: ANSP 199625 (1); MCP 43663 (1); MNRJ 40333 (1); MZUSP 3407 (1), 48466 (3), 48467 (3), 48469 (4), 48779 (9), 48809 (6), 48812 (4), 107850 (3).

Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Pirassununga, Rio Mogi Guaçu, at Cachoeira de Emas, 21°55'35"S, 47°21'59"W.[1]

Etymology: The specific name piavussu is in reference to the common name of the species in upper Rio Paraná basin, piavuçu or piavussu, which in indigenous language is a compound name meaning piava, term used to designate fishes of the genus Leporinus, and ussu ou uçu a radical that means big, that is, a big sized Leporinus species.

Vernacular names

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português: piavuçu, piavussu, piabuçu, piabussu, or piau-uçu

References

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  • Britski, H. A., Birindelli, J. L. O. & Garavello, J. C.; 2012: A new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 from the upper Rio Paraná basin (Characiformes, Anostomidae) with redescription of L. elongatus Valenciennes, 1850 and L. obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 52 (37): 441–475. PDF