Melanorivulus atlanticus

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: Melanorivulus
Species: Melanorivulus atlanticus

Name

Melanorivulus atlanticus Costa, Braganza & Ottoni, 2015

Holotype: UFRJ 10243. Paratypes: UFRJ 10244 (4,4), 10245 (1,3).

Type locality: Brazil: Estado de Sergipe: Município de Pirambu: swamp in the coastal Restinga, between Lagoa Grande and Pau Seco, about 3.5 km from the sea coast, 10°37’10”S 36°43’50”W.

Etymology: The name atlanticus refers to the first record of the genus Melanorivulus for the Atlantic Forest region of northeastern Brazil.

References

• Costa, W.J.E.M., Braganza, P.H.N. & Ottoni, F.P., 2015: A new miniatyr killifish of the genus Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the coastal plains of north-eastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology 65(1): 31–35. PDF