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 xavante

Name

Astyanax xavante Garutti & Venere, 2009

  • Holotype: MZUSP 100375.
  • Paratypes: MCP 43325 (45); MZUSP 100376 (102, 3 c&s)

Type locality: Barra do Garças, creek tributary to the córrego Avoadeira, inside Parque Estadual da Serra Azul, ca. 15°53'S, 52°15'W, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Etymology: The specific epithet xavante is a reference to the Xavante ethnic group, constituted by the natives inhabiting the Serra do Roncador and middle rio Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

References

  • Garutti, V. & Venere, P.C., 2009: Astyanax xavante, a new species of characid from middle rio Araguaia in the Cerrado region, Central Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 7 (3): 377–383. PDF
  • Reis, K.V., Venere, P.C., Sampaio, I., Rêgo, P.S., Vallinoto, M. & Souza, I.L. 2015. Downstairs gene flow: the effects of a linear sequence of waterfalls on the only population of the endangered minnow Astyanax xavante. Journal of Fish Biology 87(3): 754–762. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12729 Reference page. 
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