Microglanis pleriqueater

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Pseudopimelodidae
Genus: Microglanis
Species: Microglanis pleriqueater

Name

Microglanis pleriqueater Mattos et al., 2013

• Holotype: UFRJ 8183.
• Paratypes: UFRJ 4476 (3), 7890 (2), 0759 (1), 3356 (6), 3404 (4), 8182 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Águas Claras river, tributary of São João river, 29 km northwest from Silva Jardim municipality, 22°31'38.92"S, 42°32'37.82"W [1], altitude 200 m.

Etymology: The specific name is a combination from the Latin plerique, meaning mostly, and from the Latin ater, meaning black. It refers to the coloration of the species.

References

• Mattos, J. L. O., Ottoni, F. P. & Barbosa, M. A.; 2013: Microglanis pleriqueater, a new species of catfish from the São João river basin, eastern Brazil (Teleostei: Pseudopimelodidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 147–154.