Taxonavigation

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: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Krobia
Species: Krobia petitella

Name

Krobia petitella Steele et al., 2013

  • Holotype: UG/CSBD 1662 (Ex ROM 86851)
  • Paratypes: ROM 86793 (1), 86851 (6), 87070 (2), 87097 (1), 87193 (1), 88525 (22), 88574 (3), 88616 (3), 88658 (1).

Type locality: Guyana, East Berbice River, Just upstream of Kwakwani, 5°14’57.8”N, 58°5’11.5”W .

Etymology: The specific epithet is from the Latin petitus (= reaching out for, or inclining towards). In reference to the lateral band spots lying adjacent to the upper lateral line anteriorly and intercepting posteriorly.

References

Primary references

  • Steele, S.E.; Liverpool, E.; López-Fernández, H. 2013: Krobia petitella, a new species of cichlid fish from the Berbice River in Guyana (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3693(2): 152–162. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.2.2 Reference page. 
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