Phreatobius sanguijuela

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: Heptapteridae
Genus: Phreatobius

Species: Phreatobius sanguijuela

Name

Phreatobius sanguijuela Fernández et al., 2007

• Holotype: UMSS 1785.
• Paratypes: MNKP 5373 (2).

Type locality: Artificial well, Comunidad de Porvenir, 13°59'14.44"S, 61°32'27.05"W, Río Iténez basin, Dept. Santa Cruz, Bolivia, elevation 172 meters.

References

• Fernández, L., Saucedo, L.J., Carvajal-Vallejos, F.M. & Schaefer, S.A. 2007. A new phreatic catfish of the genus Phreatobius Goeldi 1905 from groundwaters of the Iténez River, Bolivia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae). Zootaxa 1626: 51–58. PDF Reference page. 
• Ohara, W.M., Da Costa, I.D. & Fonseca, M.L. 2016. Behaviour, feeding habits and ecology of the blind catfish Phreatobius sanguijuela (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes). Journal of Fish Biology 89(2): 1285–1301. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13037 Reference page.