Moenkhausia mikia

Taxonavigation

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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 mikia

Name

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  • Moenkhausia mikia Marinho & Langeani, 2010

Holotype: MZUSP 85166. Paratypes: DZSJRP 12673 (10); INPA 34346 (5); MCP 45680 (5); MPEG 18978 (5); MNRJ 37425 (5); MZUSP 81198 (296), 85062 (5), 81219 (36), 85168 (1), 85116 (4), 85172 (2).

Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, rio Tiquié, rio Negro drainage, igapó at Jabuti village, 0°16’31.9”N 69°53’36.4”W.[1]

Etymology: Mikia (mikiawu), after the common name employed by the Tuyuka indian people (who live at the upper rio Tiquié, the type locality) for the species of the Moenkhausia lepidura complex.

References

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  • Marinho, M.M.F.; Langeani, F. 2010: A new species of Moenkhausia from the rio Amazonas and rio Orinoco basins (Characiformes: Characidae). Zootaxa, 2577: 57–68. Preview