Pseudanos winterbottomi

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Anostomoidea 

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
Superfamilia: Anostomoidea

Familia: Anostomidae
Genus: Pseudanos
Species: Pseudanos winterbottomi

Name

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  • Pseudanos winterbottomi Sidlauskas & Santos 2005

Holotype: MBUCV 32210 [ex FMNH 104020]. Paratypes: ANSP 161693-96 (31, 1, 2, 1); CAS 20108 (2), 20111 (1); FMNH 85515 (3), 103453 (1), 103447 (7), 104020 (32); INHS 62568 (1); INPA 21971 (5); MBUCV 25372 (20); SU 16275-76 (1, 2).

Type locality: Venezuela, Amazonas, Río Ventuari, pool behind beach on south side of river, about 12 kilometers above mouth of Río Ornico, Laguna Pavon (4°04'N, 66°56'W).[1]

Etymology: The specific name honors Richard Winterbottom, American ichthyologist from the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada.

References

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  • Birindelli, J.L.O.; Lima, F.C.T.; Britski, H.A. 2012: New species of Pseudanos Winterbottom, 1980 (Characiformes: Anostomidae), with notes on the taxonomy of P. gracilis and P. trimaculatus. Zootaxa 3425: 55–68. Preview Reference page
  • Sidlauskas, B. L. & dos Santos, G. M.; 2005: Pseudanos winterbottomi: a new anostomine species (Teleostei: Characiformes: Anostomidae) from Venezuela and Brazil, and comments on its phylogenetic relationships. Copeia, 2005 (1): 109–123.