Serrapinnus zanatae

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: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Serrapinnus
Species: Serrapinnus zanatae

Name

Serrapinnus zanatae Jerep et al., 2016

• Holotype: MZUSP 116000.
• Paratypes: ANSP 173798 (4); MCNIP 1597 (2); MZUSP 5133 (30), 42835 (9); UFBA 6967 (8), 7123 (1); USNM 318483 (21).

Type locality: Brazil: Minas Gerais State: Salinas: rio Bananal, tributary of the rio Salinas in a dam nearby Salinas, rio Jequitinhonha basin; 16°08'36.2" S, 42°16'59.7" W; 478 m above sea level.

Etymology: The specific name zanatae is in honor to the Brazilian ichthyologist Angela Maria Zanata, in recognition of her great contribution to our knowledge of Neotropical freshwater fishes, and for collecting the species.

References

• Jerep, F.C., Camelier, P. & Malabarba, L.R. 2016. Serrapinnus zanatae, a new species from the rio Jequitinhonha basin, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Teleostei: Characidae: Cheirodontinae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 26(4) [2015]: 289–298. PDF Reference page.