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: Scoloplacidae
Genus: Scoloplax
Species: Scoloplax baileyi

Name

Scoloplax baileyi Rocha, Lazzarotto & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2012

  • Holotype: INPA 35637.
  • Paratypes: IDSM 2298 (1); INPA 35627 (1), 35628 (1), 35629 (1), 35630 (1), 35631 (1), 35632 (1 c&s), 35633 (1), 35634 (2), 35635 (1), 35636 (1), MZUSP 34760 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas State, Barcelos, Rio Negro basin, Igarapé do Ingá , right bank tributary of Rio Arara, Rio Unini basin, 1°42'45.25"S, 63°33'25.27"W.

Etymology: Named in honor of Dr. Reeve M. Bailey (1911–2011) for his remarkable contributions to ichthyology including the description of the genus Scoloplax and its type species, S. dicra.

References

  • Rocha, M., Lazzarotto, H. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L. 2012: A New Species of Scoloplax with a Remarkable New Tooth Morphology within Loricarioidea (Siluriformes: Scoloplacidae). Copeia, 2012 (4): 670–677.
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