Astyanax dissensus

Astyanax dissensus

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
Genus: Astyanax
Species: Astyanax dissensus

Name

Astyanax dissensus Lucena & Thofehrn, 2013

Holotype: MCP 47000.
Paratypes: numerous.

Type locality: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Candiota, arroio Candiota, downstream of Thermoelectric Power Plant, rio Jaguarão drainage, 31º34’36”S, 53º40’22”W .

Etymology: The specific epithet dissensus from Latin (= disagreement), in reference to the larger maxillary heptacuspid tooth peculiar to the species and unusual in Astyanax species.

References

de Lucena, C.A.S., Castro, J.B. & Bertaco, V.A. 2013. Three new species of Astyanax from drainages of southern Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology 11(3): 537–552. DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252013000300007 Reference page.

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