Traccatichthys tuberculum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

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: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Traccatichthys
Species: Traccatichthys tuberculum

Name

Traccatichthys tuberculum Du, Zhang & Chan, 2012

Type material:

• Holotype: IHB 201105029.
• Paratypes: (22): IHB 201105004, 201105007–18, 201105020, 201105022–8, 201105030.

Type locality: China, Guangdong Province, Jian-Jiang, a coastal river flowing into South China Sea, Xinyi County.

Etymology: The specific epithet is from the Latin word tuberculum, referring to the presence of tubercles on the dorsal surface of the pectoral-fin rays.

References

• Du, C-X., Zhang, E. & Chan, B.P.L. 2012. Traccatichthys tuberculum, a new species of nemacheiline loach from Guangdong Province, South China (Pisces: Balitoridae). Zootaxa 3586: 304–312. Preview PDF Reference page.