Hemigrammus rubrostriatus

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

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: Characiformes

Familia: Characidae
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Hemigrammus
Species: Hemigrammus rubrostriatus

Name

Hemigrammus rubrostriatus Zarske, 2015

Holotype: MTD F 33435. Paratypes: MTD F 33436–33445 (10).

Type locality: Grenzgebiet Kolumbien Venezuela [border area of Colombia and Venezuela].

Etymology: Named after the characteristical coloration of the species: rubrus (= red), and striatus (= striped).

References

• Zarske, A. 2015. Hemigrammus rubrostriatus spec. nov. – ein neuer Salmler aus Kolumbien und Revalidierung von Hemigrammus falsus Meinken, 1958 (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characidae. Vertebrate Zoology 65(1): 3–14. PDF Reference page.