Trichomycterus pantherinus

Taxonavigation

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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 pantherinus

Name

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  • Trichomycterus pantherinus Alencar & Costa, 2004

Holotype: UFRJ 6001. Paratypes: MCP 35209 (6); UFRJ 5659 (22), 5660 (6, c&s).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado de Espírito Santo, Município Santa Leopoldina, Below waterfall near Fazenda Sete Quedas, Rio da Prata, Rio Santa Maria da Victória basin, 20°03'15.9"S, 40°32'20.5'W.

Etymology: From the Latin pantherinus (pertaining to the panther), an allusion to the color pattern of the species.

References

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  • Alencar, A. R. & Costa, W. J. E. M., 2004: Description of two new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus from southeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Zootaxa, No. 744: 1–8. [1]
  • Barbosa, M. A. & Costa, W. J. E. M., 2012: Trichomycterus puriventris (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), a new species of catfish from the rio Paraíba do Sul basin, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology, 62 (2): 155–160. [for comparison]