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: Erythrocharax
Species: Erythrocharax altipinnis

Name

Erythrocharax altipinnis Netto-Ferreira et al., 2013

  • Holotype: MZUSP 111000.
  • Paratypes: ANSP 199143 (1); MZUSP 110999 (6); LBP 10881 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Pará, rio Curuá, tributary of rio Iriri, on bridge of BR-163, 8°53'54"S, 54°59'20"W , rio Xingu Basin.

Etymology: The specific name is a combination from the Latin alti (= elongate), and pinnis (= fin), in reference to the elongate dorsal-fin rays in males.

References

  • Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Birindelli, J.L.O., de Sousa, L.M., Mariguela, T.C. & Oliveira, C.; 2013: A New Miniature Characid (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), with Phylogenetic Position Inferred from Morphological and Molecular Data. PLoS ONE, 8 (1): e52098. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052098
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