Trichomycterus pirabitira

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 pirabitira

Name

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Trichomycterus pirabitira Barbosa & Azevedo-Santos, 2012

Holotype: UFRJ 8335, 75,9 mm SL

Type locality: Brazil: Estado de Minas Gerais: Conceição da Aparecida: small stream between Carmo do Rio Claro and Conceição da Aparecida, tributary of the rio Grande, rio Paraná basin, approximately 21°8′53"S, 46°14′95"[? sic!]W,[1] altitude approximately 960 m; Collected by V. M. Azevedo-Santos, 30 April 2011.

Paratypes:

  • UFRJ 5829, 3 ex., 39.9 – 56.5 mm SL; small tributary of the rio Cuiabá, Conceição da Aparecida, MG; D.D’Almeida, M. Gonçalves & M. A. Barbosa; 24 September 1999.

Etymology: Pirabitira, from the Tupi, is a contraction of pira (= fish), and ybytyra (= mountain). Name is given in reference to the peculiar habit of species of the genus Trichomycterus, which usually inhabit mountainous regions.

References

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  • Barbosa, M.A. & Azevedo-Santos, V.M. 2012: A new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate zoology, 62(3): 357 – 362.