Trichomycterus macrophthalmus

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 macrophthalmus

Name

Trichomycterus macrophthalmus Barbosa & Costa, 2012

Holotype: UFRJ 6003, 51.0 mm SL

Type locality: Brazil: Estado do Rio de Janeiro: Município de Rio Claro: small stream, tributary of Piraí river, between the village of Rio Claro and Lídice, Paraíba do Sul river basin, approximately 22°40’ S, 44°02’ W; collected by W.J.E.M. Costa, B.B. Costa & C.P. Bove, 11 January 2003.

Paratypes:

• UFRJ 5683, 6 ex., 42.2 – 60.0 mm SL;
• UFRJ 5675, 3 ex. (c&s), 43.5 – 54.5 mm SL; all collected with holotype.

References

• Barbosa, M.A. & Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012: Trichomycterus macrophthalmus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), a new species of catfish from the Paraíba do Sul river basin, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate zoology, 62(1): 79–82. [1].
• Barbosa, M.A. & Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011: Description of a new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): from the rio de Contas basin, northeastern Brazil. Vertebrate zoology, 61(2): 307–312.