Taxonavigation

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
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species: Trichomycterus caudofasciatus

Name

  • Trichomycterus caudofasciatus Alencar & Costa, 2004

Holotype: UFRJ 6002. Paratypes: MCP 35030 (2); UFRJ 4070 (5), 5655-57 (10, 5 c&s, 10).

Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, Município de Alto Caparaó, Rio Caparaó, Rio Itabapoana basin, Alto Caparaó, 20°25'53.9"S, 41°51'56.8"W.

Etymology: From the Latin cauda (= tail) and fasciatus (= with bars), referring to the caudal-fin color pattern of the species.

References

  • Alencar, A. R. & Costa, W. J. E. M., 2004: Description of two new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus from southeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Zootaxa, No. 744: 1–8.
  • Barbosa, M. A. & Costa, W. J. E. M., 2012: Trichomycterus puriventris (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), a new species of catfish from the rio Paraíba do Sul basin, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology, 62 (2): 155–160. [for comparison]
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