Ancistrus tolima

Taxonavigation

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: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Hypostominae
Tribus: Ancistrini
Genus: Ancistrus
Species: Ancistrus tolima

Name

Ancistrus tolima Taphorn et al., 2013

• Holotype: CZUT-IC 4040 (ex CZUT-IC 2083).
• Paratypes: CZUT-IC 2083; AUM 54491 (2) (ex CZUT-IC 2083).

Type locality: Quebrada El Pescado, 3.599306°, -74.854556° [1], 1187 m asl, vereda San Pablo, municipio de Dolores, departamento de Tolima, Colombia.

Etymology: The specific epithet tolima refers to the princess Yulima who was executed and martyred by the Spanish conquistadores, and to the Department of Tolima, where the type locality is located.

References

• Taphorn, D.C.; Armbruster, J.W.; Villa-Navarro, F.; Ray, K. 2013: Trans-Andean Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Zootaxa 3641(4): 343–370. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.4.2 Reference page.