Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis

Taxonavigation

Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis holotype

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

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: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Neoplecostominae
Genus: Pareiorhina
Species: Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis

Name

Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis Silva et al., 2013

• Holotype: MZUSP 111956.
• Paratypes: LBP 12248 (2, 4, 1 c&s), 1093 (1), 8368 (5), 12257 (1); MCP 29432 (3, 1, 2, 1); NUP 14331 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, municipality of Santa Bárbara do Tugúrio, Ribeirão Fernandes, a tributary of Rio Pomba, Rio Paraíba do Sul basin, 21°14'47"S, 43°34'07"W [1].

Etymology: The specific name hyptiorhachis is a combination of Greek hyptios (= supine, lying on the back), and rhachis (= ridge, midrib), and is in reference to the conspicuous postdorsal ridge found in this species.

Primary references

• Silva, G. de Souza da Costa e; Roxo, F.F.; Oliveira, C. 2013: Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis, a new catfish species from Rio Paraíba do Sul basin, southeastern Brazil (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). ZooKeys, 315: 65–76. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.315.5307 Reference page.