Scoloplax baileyi

Taxonavigation

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: Scoloplacidae
Genus: Scoloplax
Species: Scoloplax baileyi

Name

Scoloplax baileyi Rocha, Lazzarotto & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2012

• Holotype: INPA 35637.
• Paratypes: IDSM 2298 (1); INPA 35627 (1), 35628 (1), 35629 (1), 35630 (1), 35631 (1), 35632 (1 c&s), 35633 (1), 35634 (2), 35635 (1), 35636 (1), MZUSP 34760 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas State, Barcelos, Rio Negro basin, Igarapé do Ingá , right bank tributary of Rio Arara, Rio Unini basin, 1°42'45.25"S, 63°33'25.27"W. [1]

Etymology: Named in honor of Dr. Reeve M. Bailey (1911–2011) for his remarkable contributions to ichthyology including the description of the genus Scoloplax and its type species, S. dicra.

References

• Rocha, M., Lazzarotto, H. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L. 2012. A New Species of Scoloplax with a Remarkable New Tooth Morphology within Loricarioidea (Siluriformes: Scoloplacidae). Copeia 2012(4): 670–677. JSTOR Reference page.