Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Siluriformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Auchenipteridae
Subfamilia: Auchenipterinae
Genus:Tetranematichthys
Species: Tetranematichthys barthemi
Name
Tetranematichthys barthemi Peixoto & Wosiaki, 2010
Holotype: MPEG 11081. [Paratypes: MPEG 11013, (2), MPEG 14565, (1), INPA 14163, (1)].
Type locality: Brazil, Pará, Oriximiná, rio Araticum, rio Trombetas basin, 1° 45’ 34.7” S, 56° 22’ 35.5” W.
Etymology: The species name barthemi is in honour of Ronaldo Borges Barthem, researcher of the MPEG, for his contribution to the field of ichthyology, in particular to fisheries ecology in the Amazon.
References
- Peixoto, L. A. W. & Wosiacki, W. B. (2010): Description of a new species of Tetranematichthys (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the lower Amazon basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 8 (1): 69–75.