Microphilypnus tapajosensis

Taxonavigation: Eleotroidei

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: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Eleotroidei

Familia: Eleotridae
Genus: Microphilypnus
Species: Microphilypnus tapajosensis

Name

Microphilypnus tapajosensis Caires, 2013

• Holotype: MZUSP 111286.
• Paratypes: MZUSP 23734 (13), 111287 (30); NRM 19351 (5).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado do Pará, Barreirinha, near São Luís, pool in Tapajós river.

Etymology: The species is named for its type locality where it is exclusively found, in middle Tapajós River.

References

• Caires, R. A.; 2013: Microphilypnus tapajosensis, a new species of eleotridid from the Tapajós basin, Brazil (Gobioidei: Eleotrididae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 155–160.