Bathyaethiops flammeus

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: Alestidae
Genus: Bathyaethiops
Species: Bathyaethiops flammeus

Name

Bathyaethiops flammeus Moritz & Schliewen, 2016

• Holotype: ZSM 43945.
• Paratypes: AMNH 265018 (3); DMM IE/9790 (2), IE/9791 (1 c&s); MRAC B5-023-P-0001-0003 (3); ZSM 39295 (13).

Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Province Orientale: Bakéré river at Yambula-Bakere (01°42’41"N, 23°43’24"E).

Etymology: From the Latin flammeus for bright red or burning, referring to the bright red spot on nape in front of dorsal fin.

References

• Moritz, T. & Schliewen, U.K. 2016. Description of two new Bathyaethiops species (Teleostei: Alestidae) from the Congo basin. Zootaxa 4117(4): 476–490. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.2. Reference page.