Tetragonopterus denticulatus

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 denticulatus

Name

Tetragonopterus denticulatus Silva et al., 2013

• Holotype: MZUSP 111002.
• Paratypes: LBP 5751 (4 (1 c&s)), 1585 (5 (1 c&s)), 1629 (1); MZUSP 88119 (2).

Type locality: Brazil, Goiás, Aragarças, Rio Araguaia, Amazon basin, 15°53'31.5"S, 52°15'02.0"W [1].

Etymology: The specific epithet denticulatus, from Latin, refers to the presence of small teeth on the dentary, a condition distinguishing the species from its congeners.

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