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: Lebiasinidae
Subfamilia: Lebiasininae
Genus: Lebiasina
Species: Lebiasina marilynae

Name

Holotype: MZUSP 101375. Paratypes: MZUSP 99607 (3), 99608 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Pará, Altamira, rio Xingu drainage, unnamed tributary of rio Curuá, rio Iriri basin, near BR-163 road, 08°49'12"S, 54°58'11"W.

Etymology: The specific epithet is in honor to Marilyn J. Weitzman, who devoted her career to the study of fishes of the families Lebiasinidae and Characidae.

References

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