Trichomycterus balios

Taxonavigation

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
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species: Trichomycterus balios

Name

Trichomycterus balios Ferrer & Malabarba, 2013

• Holotype: UFRJ 16229.
• Paratypes: UFRJ 6831 (14, 2 c&s), 16341 (3, 1 c&s); MCN 18927 (5), 14907 (1), 14879 (1); MCP 46943 (5, 1 c&s), 26920 (2), 35064 (3, 1 c&s), 42790 (7), 42794 (2), 46944 (1), 46945 (7, 2 c&s), 46946 (3); MNRJ 18414 (6); MPEG 24030 (3); MZUSP 110992 (5); UFRGS 5570 (4, 1 c&s), 5571 (1), 13898 (4), 16230 (2), 16231 (11, 2 c&s), 16232 (4, 2 c&s), 16233 (3, 1 c&s), 16234 (2), 16235 (3), 16236 (5, 1 c&s).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul State, municipality of São Francisco de Paula, rio Santa Cruz, rio Caí basin, 29º21’46”S, 50º31’18”W.

Etymology: The specific name is from the Greek balios (= spotted), in reference to the color pattern of the species formed by circular black blotches.

References

• Ferrer, J. & Malabarba, L. R.; 2013: Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the laguna dos Patos system, Southern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 217–246.
• Trichomycterus balios in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.