Pseudacanthicus pitanga

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: Hypostominae
Tribus: Ancistrini
Genus: Pseudacanthicus
Species: Pseudacanthicus pitanga

Name

Pseudacanthicus pitanga Chamon, 2015

• Holotype: MZUSP 34296.
• Paratypes: numerous.

Type locality: Serra dos Carajás, bedrock at rio Itacaiunas, Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil, 05032'00"W 0552'00"S.

Etymology: The specific epithet pitanga derives from Tupi-Guarani, meaning red, in allusion to the color of fins.

References

• Chamon, C.C., 2015: Pseudacanthicus pitanga: a new species of Ancistrini (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypostominae) from rio Tocantins Basin, North Brazil. Zootaxa 3973(2): 309–320. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page.