Tyttocharax metae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

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: Characiformes

Familia: Characidae
Subfamilia: Stevardiinae
Genus: Tyttocharax
Species: Tyttocharax metae

Name

• Tyttocharax metae Román-Valencia et. al., 2012

Holotype: IUQ 2581. Paratypes at AUM, IUQ and MPUJ.

Type locality: Colombia, Meta, Vista Hermosa near Palestina, río Orinoco basin, río Güejar system, arroyo Pringamosal, tributary of arroyo Blanco 500 m below Palestina School, 03º05'22"N, 73º49'27"W, 240 m a.s.l. [1]

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the Meta State, in eastern Colombia, where the species was collected.

References

• Román-Valencia, C., García-Alzate, C. A., Ruiz-C., R. I. & Taphorn B, D. C.; 2012: A new species of Tyttocharax (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae) from the Güejar River, Orinoco River Basin, Colombia. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (3): 519–525.
• Tyttocharax metae in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.