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 piratymbara

Name

Trichomycterus piratymbara Katz et al., 2013

  • Holotype: UFRJ 8602.
  • Paratypes: UFRJ 7276 (29), 8595 (5 (c&s)).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado de Minas Gerais, Município de Cristais, João Pinheiro stream, on road to Cristais.

Etymology: The name piratymbara, from the Tupi language, is a combination of pira (= fish), and tymbara (= to dig it self). This name is a reference to the peculiar habit of this species to hide in the substrate.

References

  • Katz, A. M., Barbosa, M. A. & Costa, W. J. E. M.; 2013: Two new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus from the Paraná river basin, southeastern Brazil (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4) [2012]: 359–366.
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