Taxonavigation: Cichliformes 

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: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlinae
Genus: Crenicichla
Species: Crenicichla iguassuensis

Name

Crenicichla iguassuensis Haseman, 1911

  • Holotype: FMNH 54159.
  • Paratypes: CAS 78963 [ex IU 13357] (1); FMNH 54160-61 (3, 1).

Type locality: Rio Iguassú at Porto União da Victoria, Paraná, Brazil.

Etymology: The species is named after its type locality, Rio Iguassú.

References

  • Haseman, J.D. 1911: Some new species of fishes from the Rio Iguassú. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 7: 374–387, plates 50, 58, 73-83. BHL Reference page. 
  • Piálek, L., Dragová, K., Casciotta, J., Almirón, A. & Říčan, O., 2015: Description of two new species of Crenicichla (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Lower Iguazú River with a taxonomic reappraisal of C. iguassuensis, C. tesay and C. yaha. Historia Natural, 5 (2): 5-27. PDF
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