Hoplias mbigua

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: Erythrinidae
Genus: Hoplias

Species: Hoplias mbigua

Name

Hoplias mbigua Azpelicueta et al., 2015

Holotype: CI-FML 6763.
Paratypes: CI-FML 6764 (2); LGE-P 314 (4), 315 (2), 316 (2), 317 (2), 318 (2), 319 (1).

Type locality: Argentina, Provincia de Misiones, río Paraná in Nemesio Parma (27° 21’ 23.04” S – 56° 1’ 1.92” W), Dep. Capital.

Etymology: The name mbigua is a guaraní word that refers to an aquatic, riverine bird. This word is the nickname of Isabelino Rodríguez, who worked during many years in the Proyecto Biología Pesquera Regional.

References

Azpelicueta, M. d. l. M., Benítez, M. F., Aichino, D. R., Mendez, C. M. D., 2015: A new species of the genus Hoplias (Characiformes, Erythrinidae), a tararira from the lower Paraná River, in Misiones, Argentina. Acta zoológica lilloana, 59 (1–2): 71–82. (PDF) Reference page.

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