Silvinichthys gualcamayo

Taxonavigation

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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: Trichomycteridae
Subfamilia: Trichomycterinae
Genus: Silvinichthys
Species: Silvinichthys gualcamayo

Name

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Silvinichthys gualcamayo Fernández et al., 2013

  • Holotype: MCN 1518.
  • Paratypes: MCN 1531 (5), 1532 (1 c&s).

Type locality: Argentina, Provincia de San Juan, Departamento Jachal, El Chepical, Río Gualcamayo, 29°45'09.9"S, 68°45'25.4"W [1], altitude 2324m a.s.l.

Etymology: The specific name gualcamayo is in reference to the type locality of the species, the Río Gualcamayo.

References

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  • Fernández, L., Sanabria, E. A. & Quiroga, L. B.; 2013: Silvinichthys gualcamayo, a new species of catfish from the central Andes of Argentina (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4) [2012]: 367–373.