Moenkhausia sthenosthoma

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 sthenosthoma

Name

Moenkhausia sthenosthoma Petrolli & Benine, 2015

• Holotype: MCP 48789.
• Paratypes: ANSP 200003 (10); INPA 48440 (2), 48441 (1), 48442 (3); LBP 19956 (1 c&s), 19957 (1), 19958 (2, 1 c&s), 19959 (3), 19960 (3); MCP 39421 (20), 39417 (30); MNRJ 43441 (10); MZUSP 117143 (1), 117144 (1), 117145 (2), 117142 (1), 117141 (3); UFRO 300 (1), 317 (1), 3785 (2).

Type locality: Rondônia, Madeira, Rio Jaci-Paraná between Porto Velho and Jaci-Paraná; 9°15’23”S, 64°23’13”W.

Etymology: The species name sthenosthoma is from the Greek sthenos meaning strong, and sthoma meaning mouth, in reference to the strong musculature associated to the dentary, and robust teeth of the premaxilla and dentary, a characteristic feature of the Moenkhausia jamesi species complex.

References

• Petrolli, M.G. & Benine, R.C. 2015. Description of three new species of Moenkhausia (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae) with the definition of the Moenkhausia jamesi species complex. Zootaxa 3986(4): 401–420. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3986.4.1. Preview (PDF) Reference page.