Roeboides bussingi

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Characiformes 

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

Familia: Characidae
Subfamilia: Characinae
Genus: Roeboides
Species: Roeboides bussingi

Name

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Roeboides bussingi Matamoros et al., 2013

  • Holotype: LSUMZ 14799.
  • Paratypes: LSUMZ 14629 (6), 14601 (4), 14623 (1), 14655 (2), 14797 (1); UCR 0756 (20), 0450 (5).

Type locality: Costa Rica, Puntarenas Province, río Coloradito, about 6 km from the main road, tributary of the río Coto drainage, 08°34’12”N, 82°51’33”W [1].

Etymology: The species is named after William Bussing, an exceptional ichthyologist who has devoted his professional career to the understanding of the Costa Rican and Central American ichthyofauna. He was the first to suggest that this species was new to science (Bussing, 1998).

References

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  • Bussing, W. A.; 1998:: Peces de las aguas continentales de Costa Rica/Freshwater fishes of Costa Rica. Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.
  • Matamoros, W. A., Chakrabarty, P., Angulo, A., Garita-Alvarado, C. A. & McMahan, C. D.; 2013: A new species of Roeboides (Teleostei: Characidae) from Costa Rica and Panama, with a key to the middle American species of the genus. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 285–290.