Trichomycterus mimosensis

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 mimosensis

Name

Trichomycterus mimosensis M.A. Barbosa, 2013

• Holotype: UFRJ 8156.
• Paratypes: UFRJ 7545 (11), 7792 (5 (c&s)).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado do Espírito Santo, Município de Mimoso do Sul, rio Alto Pratinha, tributary of rio Muqui do Sul, tributary of the rio Itabapoana basin, 21°03’85"S, 41°18’22"W [1], altitude about 660 m.

Etymology: The specific epithet mimosensis is an allusion to the name of the type locality, Mimoso do Sul, Espírito Santo, Brazil.

References

• Barbosa, M. A., 2013: Description of two new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the coastal river basins, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (3): 269–275. PDF