Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes 

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: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Hypostominae
Tribus: Hypostomini
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: Hypostomus arecuta

Name

  • Hypostomus arecuta Cardoso et al., 2012

Holotype: MACN Ict 9677. Paratypes: MACN Ict 9678 (2), 9679 (9), 9680 (2).

Type locality: Argentina, Corrientes province, Ituzaingó, Paraná River, 27°29’54.5"S, 56°42’47.0"W.

Etymology: The specific epithet arecuta is a Guaraní word arecutá that means loricariid fish.

References

  • Cardoso, Y.P. et al. 2012: Origin of species diversity in the catfish genus Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) inhabiting the Paraná river basin, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3453: 69–83. Preview Reference page. 
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