Moenkhausia dasalmas

Taxonavigation

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: Characidae
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Moenkhausia
Species: Moenkhausia dasalmas

Name

Moenkhausia dasalmas Bertaco, Jerep & Carvalho, 2011: 58, Figs. 1–5

Holotype: UFRGS [=DZUFRGS] 112211, 1, 42.9 mm SL.

Type locality: Brazil, Goiás, Cavalcante, tributary of the rio das Almas about 8 km North of Cavalcante on GO 241 road, upper rio Tocantins basin, between Cavalcante and Minaçu, 13º43’13’’S 47º27’20’’W, 8 Sep 2009, V. A. Bertaco, F. C. Jerep & F. R. Carvalho.

Paratypes: Brazil, Goiás, Cavalcante, upper rio Tocantins basin.

• UFRGS 11194, 24 (10; 3 c&s), 20.5-35.8 mm SL.
• MCP 45679, 10 (5), 23.0-30.5 mm SL.
• MZUSP 106076, 8 (2), 22.3-32.9 mm SL, córrego Grotão or Rita Maria about 4 km North of Cavalcante on GO 241 road, between Cavalcante and Minaçu, 13º45’18’’S 47º27’20’’W, 6 Sep 2009, V. A. Bertaco, F. R. Carvalho & G. L. C. Frainer.
• UFRGS 11589, 4 (4), 21.5-31.0 mm SL, same locality of UFRGS 11194, 25 May 2008, F. C. Jerep & T. P. Carvalho.

References

Primary references

• Bertaco, V.A., Jerep, F.C. & Carvalho, F.R. 2011. New species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Ostariophysi: Characidae) from the upper Rio Tocantins basin in central Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 9(1): 57–63. DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252011000100003 Reference page.