Oreichthys incognito

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea
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: Cypriniformes Superfamilia: Cyprinoidea

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Tribus: Smiliogastrini
Genus Oreichthys
Species: Oreichthys incognito

Name

Oreichthys incognito Knight & Kumar, 2015

Holotype: ZSI FF 5250.
Paratypes: NBFGR 2014.08.1.2-3 (2).

Type locality: Kunthipuzha, upstream of Mannarkkad, Kerula State, 11°00'10.9"N, 76°27'06.1"E, India.

Etymology: incognito: having one’s true identity concealed, referring to its probably being overlooked in earlier ichthyofaunal surveys due to its similarity to Puntius vittatus.

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References

Knight, J.D.M. & Kumar, R.G. 2015. A review of the species of Oreichthys (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 3914(2): 157–167. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3914.2.5 Reference page.

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