Trichomycterus poikilos

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 poikilos

Name

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Trichomycterus poikilos Ferrer & Malabarba, 2013

  • Holotype: UFRGS 16239.
  • Paratypes: CIUFSC 2117 (4); MCN 16089 (5, 1 c&s), 15679 (1); MCP 18253 (1), 21231 (2), 21237 (1), 21252 (1), 21464 (1), 21508 (3), 21522 (1), 22127 (1), 22193 (1), 22219 (3), 22699 (6, 1 c&s), 22778 (1), 26540 (2), 26974 (1), 46948 (7, 1c&s), 21203 (1), 22237 (2), 26725 (2); MPEG 24031 (2); MZUSP 110993 (5); UFRGS 16240 (10, 3 c&s), 11856 (2), 14992 (6, 1 c&s), 13892 (2), 16241 (6, 1 c&s), 16342 (2, 1 c&s).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul State, municipality of Júlio de Castilhos, arroio Passo dos Buracos or Tipiaia on road BR-158, alto rio Jacuí basin, 29º06’50”S, 53º39’04”W.

Etymology: The specific name is from the Greek poikilos (= variegated, varicolored), in reference to the intraspecific color pattern variation of the species.

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