Lycengraulis figueiredoi

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Clupeoidei 

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: Clupei
Superordo: Clupeomorpha
Ordo: Clupeiformes
Subordo: Clupeoidei

Familia: Engraulidae
Genus: Lycengraulis
Species: Lycengraulis figueiredoi

Name

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Lycengraulis figueiredoi Loeb & Alcântara, 2013

  • Holotype: MZUSP 6032.
  • Paratypes: ANSP 193934 (2); INPA 39522 (2); MNRJ 40719 (2); MZUSP 6363 (1), 9815-21 (5), 6749 (1), 7658 (1), 9822 (15), 5537 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, lago Beruri, rio Purus, 3°50'S, 61°20'W [1].

Etymology: The specific name was given in honor of José Lima de Figueiredo, a Brazilian ichthyologist from the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo who contributed significantly to the study of fish systematics in Brazil.

References

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  • Loeb, M.V.; Alcântara, A.V. 2013: A new species of Lycengraulis Günther, 1868 (Clupeiformes: Engraulinae) from the Amazon basin, Brazil, with comments on Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868). Zootaxa 3693(2): 200–206. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.2.6 Reference page