Moenkhausia uirapuru

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 uirapuru

Name

Moenkhausia uirapuru Ohara & Lima, 2015

• Holotype: MZUSP 115988.
• Paratypes: ANSP 197275 (2); INPA 46656 (3); MZUSP 115989 (1), 115990 (2), 115991 (42, 5 C&S), 117129 (1), 117130 (2), 115525 (1); UFRO 12267 (1), 22864 (45); ZUEC 8915 (6).

Type locality: Brazil: Mato Grosso: Nova Lacerda: tributary of rio Galera (itself a tributary of rio Guaporé), upstream cascata Uirapuru, rio Madeira basin, 14°25'00" S, 59°27'17" W.

Etymology: The specific epithet uirapuru is in reference to the cascata Uirapuru, the type locality of the species. Uirapuru is the common name of the Musician wren, Cyphorhinus arada.

References

• Ohara, W.M. & Lima, F.C.T. 2015. Moenkhausia uirapuru, a new species from the upper rio Guaporé, Chapada dos Parecis, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Teleostei: Characidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 26(2): 159–170. PDF. Reference page.