Curculionichthys coxipone

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: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Curculionichthys

Species: Curculionichthys coxipone

Name

Curculionichthys coxipone Roxo et al., 2015

Holotype: MZUSP 117380.
Paratypes: LBP 5061 (2, 3), 5062 (0, 3), 5069 (3, 9), 5646 (7, 11 (3 c&s)); NUP 2264 (6, 6), 14947 (0, 6, 3 juv.), 16442 (0, 6, 1 c&s).

Type locality: Mato Grosso State, municipality of Cuiabá, tributary of Rio Aricá Mirim, Rio Cuiabá drainage, Rio Paraguai basin, 15°46'03"S, 55°30'44"W.

Etymology: The specific name coxipone refers to the Coxiponé indigenous people who inhabit the margins of Rio Cuiabá, near to the municipality of Cuiabá in Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

References

Roxo, F.F., Silva, G.S.C., Orrego, L.E. & Oliveira, C. 2015. Description of a new genus and three new species of Otothyrinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). ZooKeys 534: 103–134. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.534.6169 Full article Reference page.

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