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: Characidae
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Hemigrammus
Species: Hemigrammus rubrostriatus

Name

Hemigrammus rubrostriatus Zarske, 2015

Holotype: MTD F 33435. Paratypes: MTD F 33436–33445 (10).

Type locality: Grenzgebiet Kolumbien Venezuela [border area of Colombia and Venezuela].

Etymology: Named after the characteristical coloration of the species: rubrus (= red), and striatus (= striped).

References

  • Zarske, A., 2015: Hemigrammus rubrostriatus spec. nov. – ein neuer Salmler aus Kolumbien und Revalidierung von Hemigrammus falsus Meinken, 1958 (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characidae. Vertebrate Zoology, 65 (1): 3-14.
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