Bryconamericus ecuadorensis

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
Subfamilia: Stevardiinae
Genus: Bryconamericus
Species: Bryconamericus ecuadorensis

Name

Bryconamericus ecuadorensis Román-Valencia et al., 2015

• Holotype: IUQ 3813.
• Paratypes: CEMZ-P 291 (4), 405 (14); IUQ 3141 (1 C&S), 3136 (1 C&S), 3147 (1 C&S), 3142 (1, C&S); MEPN 11129 (1), 4004 (5), 3979 (15), 4023 (15), 11155 (9), 87158 (20), 4042 (1), 11131 (1).

Type locality: Ecuador, Esmeraldas Province, Santiago River, 78° 51' 28.1" W, 00° 55' 53.1" N, 24 m a.s.l.

Etymology: named for the country of Ecuador, where the type series was collected.

References

• Román–Valencia, C., Ruiz–C., R.I., Taphorn B., D.C., Jiménez–Prado, P. & García–Alzate, C.A. 2015. A new species of Bryconamericus (Characiformes, Stevardiinae, Characidae) from the Pacific coast of northwestern Ecuador, South America. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 38(2): 241–252. PDF Reference page.