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: Acrobrycon
Species: Acrobrycon ortii

Name

Acrobrycon ortii Arcila et al., 2014

  • Holotype: CBF 13305 (previously USNM 305496).
  • Paratypes: USNM 408404 (13); #M|MLP]] 10317 (previously USNM 408404, in part) (2); #C|CBF]] 13306 (previously USNM 408404, in part) (3).

Type locality: Bolivia, Villamontes, Río Pilcomayo, Río Paraguay basin, 21°20'S, 63°37'W .

Etymology: The species name ortii honours Guillermo Ortí of The George Washington University, in recognition of his extensive contributions to our knowledge of the evolution of Neotropical freshwater fishes.

References

  • Arcila, D., Vari, R.P. & Menezes, N.A. 2014. Revision of the Neotropical Genus Acrobrycon (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) with Description of Two New Species. Copeia 2013 (4) [2014]: 604–611. Reference page. 
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