Characidium deludens

Taxonavigation: Characiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Series: Otophysi Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Crenuchidae
Subfamilia: Characidiinae
Genus: Characidium
Species: Characidium deludens

Name

Characidium deludens Zanata & Camelier, 2015

Holotype: MZUSP 115009.
Paratypes: MNRJ 42133 (8); MZUSP 115010 (9); UFBA 3850 (22, 1 c&s), 7720 (14), 7815 (4).

Type locality: Brazil, Bahia, Piatã, rio Cochó, tributary of the upper rio Paraguaçu, 13°00’37”S 41°53’14”W.

Etymology: From the Latin delude, which means false, deceive, alluding to the deceitful vertical bars on body, in comparison to those common in congeners as Characidium fasciatum.

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References

Zanata, A.M. & Camelier, P., 2015. Two new species of Characidium Reinhardt (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from northeastern Brazilian coastal drainages. Neotropical Ichthyology 13 (3): 487-498. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20140106 Reference page.

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