Tometes kranponhah

Taxonavigation

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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: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Tometes
Species: Tometes kranponhah

Name

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Tometes kranponhah Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016

  • Holotype: MPEG 31000.
  • Type locality: Brazil, Pará, Altamira, Rio Xingu, Cachoeira do Espelho, 3°38′49.9" S; 52°22′54.5" W.
  • Paratypes: ANSP 193019 (2), 193062 (1), 194659 (1); GEA 1961 (1); INPA 46976 (1), 11729 (1 c&s); IRSNB 889 (6); LIA 2305 (1); MPEG 31002 (22), 31001 (5), 31003 (3), 31004 (1), 31005 (1), 31006 (1); MZUSP 105645 (1), 105684 (1); ZUEC 10024 (2).
  • Etymology: The species epithet was selected in honour of the indigenous Pytako tribe inhabiting the banks of the Xingu River basin, who know the fish as kranponhah. This word is an adjective from the Xikrin language that can be broken down into kran (= head, mountain or deeply rounded head) and ponhah (= hair or hairy), also translated as ‘long haired’. This is in reference to the long filaments formed by the extensions of the dorsal-fin rays in mature males.

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