Taxonavigation: Siluriformes 

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: Siluriformes

Familia: Trichomycteridae
Subfamilia: Stegophilinae
Genus: Ochmacanthus
Species: Ochmacanthus batrachostomus

Name

Ochmacanthus batrachostomus (Miranda Ribeiro, 1912)

  • Holotype (unique): MNRJ 786.

Type locality: Rio Paraguay at São Luiz de Cáceres, Corumba, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

Etymology: from batrachus (= frog), and stomus (= mouth), allusion not explained, perhaps referring to its very wide mouth. (From The ETYFish project)

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References

  • Miranda Ribeiro, A. de 1912. Loricariidae, Callichthyidae, Doradidae e Trichomycteridae. In: Commissão de Linhas Telegraphicas Estrategicas de Matto-Grosso ao Amazonas. Annexo no. 5: 1–31, 1 pl. Reference page. 
  • Neto, C.S. & de Pinna, M. 2016. Redescription of Ochmacanthus batrachostoma (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912) (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): a possible case of incipient paedomorphism. Neotropical Ichthyology 14(1): e150030. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20150030 Reference page. 
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