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: Distichodontidae
Genus: Eugnathichthys
Species: Eugnathichthys virgatus

Name

Eugnathichthys virgatus Stiassny et al., 2013

  • Holotype: AMNH 241648.
  • Paratypes: AMNH 245002 (1), 246319 (1), 249790 (1), 241650 (1 c&s), 241649 (2), 252256 (3), 241647 (1 c&s); MRAC B3-15-P1 (1).

Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Equateur Province, Luilaka River at confluence of small stream flowing out of Salonga National Park, 2.6713°S, 21.71452°E .

Etymology: The specific name virgatus (= of twigs) is from the Latin, in reference to the conspicuous midlateral band or streak forming the characteristic pigmentation patterning of the species in life and in preservation.

References

  • Stiassny, M.L.J.; Denton, J.S.S.; Monsembula Iyaba, R.J.C. 2013: A new ectoparasitic distichodontid of the genus Eugnathichthys (Characiformes: Citharinoidei) from the Congo basin of central Africa, with a molecular phylogeny for the genus. Zootaxa 3693(4): 479–490. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.4.4 Reference page. 
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