Moenkhausia venerei

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 venerei

Name

Moenkhausia venerei Petrolli, Azevedo-Santos & Benine et al., 2016

Holotype: MZUSP 119006.
Paratypes: LBP 13491 (21 (6 c&s)), 4931 (29), 9028 (3), 1533 (5), 2425 (17); ZUEC 12277 (5); MZUEL 7847 (2), 7850 (10), 7845 (7), 7846 (3), 7852 (2); MZUSP 119007 (5); MCP 49454 (5); INPA 52430 (5).

Type locality: Brazil, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, rio Araguaia, Córrego Grande. 15°44” S, 52°5’W.

Etymology: The specific epithet venerei is in honor of Dr. Paulo César Venere, collector of this species and for his contributions to our knowledge of the Rio Araguaia ichthyofauna.

References

Petrolli, M.G., Azevedo-Santos, V.M. & Benine, R.C. 2016. Moenkhausia venerei (Characiformes: Characidae), a new species from the rio Araguaia, Central Brazil. Zootaxa 4105(2): 159–170. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.2.4 Reference page.

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