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

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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.

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