Oligosarcus amome

Taxonavigation edit

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
Genus: Oligosarcus
Species: Oligosarcus amome

Name edit

Oligosarcus amome Almirón et al., 2015

  • Holotype: MLP 10679.
  • Paratypes: MLP 10680 (6, 1 C&S); MACN-ict 10374 (1).

Type locality: Argentina: Misiones Province: río Uruguay basin, arroyo Oveja Negra, tributary of Arroyo Yabotí-Guazú, 27°08'15.5"S, 53°55'28.8"W.

Etymology: The species epithet amome is a Guaraní word that means once in a while, rare, in references to the low occurrence of the specimens of this species in the localities where they were captured.

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