Moenkhausia uirapuru

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
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Moenkhausia
Species: Moenkhausia uirapuru

Name

Moenkhausia uirapuru Ohara & Lima, 2015

Holotype: MZUSP 115988.
Paratypes: ANSP 197275 (2); INPA 46656 (3); MZUSP 115989 (1), 115990 (2), 115991 (42, 5 C&S), 117129 (1), 117130 (2), 115525 (1); UFRO 12267 (1), 22864 (45); ZUEC 8915 (6).

Type locality: Brazil: Mato Grosso: Nova Lacerda: tributary of rio Galera (itself a tributary of rio Guaporé), upstream cascata Uirapuru, rio Madeira basin, 14°25'00" S, 59°27'17" W.

Etymology: The specific epithet uirapuru is in reference to the cascata Uirapuru, the type locality of the species. Uirapuru is the common name of the Musician wren, Cyphorhinus arada.

References

Ohara, W.M. & Lima, F.C.T. 2015. Moenkhausia uirapuru, a new species from the upper rio Guaporé, Chapada dos Parecis, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Teleostei: Characidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 26(2): 159–170. PDF. Reference page.

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