Trichomycterus pantherinus

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 pantherinus

Name

• 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

• 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]