Tetragonopterus araguaiensis

Taxonavigation

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
Genus: Tetragonopterus
Species: Tetragonopterus araguaiensis

Name

Tetragonopterus araguaiensis Silva et al., 2013

• Holotype: MZUSP 4820.
• Paratypes: MZUSP 111003 (5 (1 c&s)), 17032 (5), 54523 (3); LBP 4154 (1), 7756 (1 c&s); NUP 12743 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Goiás, Aruanã, Rio Araguaia, Amazon basin, 14°54'27"S, 51°04'52"W [1].

Etymology: The specific epithet araguaiensis is in reference to the major drainage of the type-locality, the Rio Araguaia, a large tributary of the Amazon basin, central Brazil.

References

• Silva, G. S. C. , Melo, B. F., Oliveira, C. & Benine, R. C.; 2013: Morphological and molecular evidence for two new species of Tetragonopterus (Characiformes: Characidae) from central Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, 82 (5): 1613–1631. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12094