Pollimyrus cuandoensis

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes

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 Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Mormyridae
Genus: Pollimyrus
Species: Pollimyrus cuandoensis

Name

Pollimyrus cuandoensis Kramer et al., (in press)

• Holotype: ZSM 41805.
• Paratypes: ZSM 39522.

Type locality: Kwando River at Kongola Bridge, 17°47'33"S, 23°20'33"E [1].

Etymology: The species name cuandoensis refers to the Kwando (Cuando) River that passes through the Caprivi Strip, Namibia.

References

• Kramer, B.; van der Bank, H.; Wink, M. 2013 (Online) 2014 (Print): Marked differentiation in a new species of dwarf stonebasher, Pollimyrus cuandoensis sp. nov. (Mormyridae: Teleostei), from a contact zone with two sibling species of the Okavango and Zambezi rivers. Journal of natural history 48(7-8): 429–463. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.807950 Reference page.