Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Nandoidei 

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: Anabantaria
Ordo: Anabantiformes
Subordo: Nandoidei

Familia: Badidae
Genus: Dario
Species: Dario urops

Name

  • Dario urops Britz, Ali & Philip, 2012

Holotype: CRG—SAC 2012.3.1 Paratypes: CRG—SAC 2012.3.2–11 (10); BMNH 1870.5.2.9, 1889.2.1.3193-7 (5).

Type locality: India: Karnataka: from a small unnamed stream, off the Barapole tributary of Valapattanam river, 12°00.310’N, 75°53.408’E; 811m asl.

Etymology: The species name urops is derived from the Greek oura (= tail), and ops (= eye), and refers to the conspicuous eye spot on the caudal peduncle. A noun in apposition.

Primary references

  • Britz, R.; Ali, A.; Philip, S. 2012: Dario urops, a new species of badid fish from the Western Ghats, southern India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae). Zootaxa 3348: 63–68. Preview Reference page. 
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