Typhlobelus auriculatus

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
Subfamilia: Glanapteryginae
Genus: Typhlobelus
Species: Typhlobelus auriculatus

Name

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Typhlobelus auriculatus de Pinna & Zuanon, 2013

  • Holotype: INPA 12929.
  • Paratypes: INPA 36118 (3 (1 C&S)); MZUSP 109847 (4 (1 CS, 1 SEM)).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio Xingu at Arroz Cru, near Senador José Porfírio, 03°25'16"S, 51°55'08"W [1].

Etymology: The species name auriculatus, a Latin adjective meaning ‘‘with ears,’’ refers to the conspicuously modified pseudotympanus in this species.

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Primary references

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  • de Pinna, M. C. C. & Zuanon, J.; 2013: The Genus Typhlobelus: Monophyly and Taxonomy, with Description of a New Species with a Unique Pseudotympanic Structure (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae). Copeia, 2013 (3): 441–453.