Moenkhausia venerei

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 venerei

Name

Moenkhausia venerei Petrolli, Azevedo-Santos & Benine et al., 2016

• Holotype: MZUSP 119006.
• Paratypes: LBP 13491 (21 (6 c&s)), 4931 (29), 9028 (3), 1533 (5), 2425 (17); ZUEC 12277 (5); MZUEL 7847 (2), 7850 (10), 7845 (7), 7846 (3), 7852 (2); MZUSP 119007 (5); MCP 49454 (5); INPA 52430 (5).

Type locality: Brazil, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, rio Araguaia, Córrego Grande. 15°44” S, 52°5’W.

Etymology: The specific epithet venerei is in honor of Dr. Paulo César Venere, collector of this species and for his contributions to our knowledge of the Rio Araguaia ichthyofauna.

References

• Petrolli, M.G., Azevedo-Santos, V.M. & Benine, R.C. 2016. Moenkhausia venerei (Characiformes: Characidae), a new species from the rio Araguaia, Central Brazil. Zootaxa 4105(2): 159–170. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.2.4 Reference page.