Chaetostoma joropo

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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: Chaetostoma
Species: Chaetostoma joropo

Name[edit]

Chaetostoma joropo Ballen et al., 2016

  • Holotype: MPUJ 7197.
  • Paratypes: ICNMHN 1795 (13); MPUJ 7198 (34), 7201 (3), 7202 (5), 7203 (19), 7204 (32), 7205 (182), 7206 (13).

Type locality: Colombia, Meta, Mesetas, Resevera, Guaviare, río Güejar, upper río Guaviare basin, Orinoco River Basin.

Etymology: The word joropo refers to a collection of musical styles that originated in the Llanos region of the Orinoco River Basin. It is one of the most characteristic cultural expressions among the criollos, the people who live in the Llanos Orientales. This name recognizes the importance and beauty of this region through one of its most iconic cultural expressions, which does not account for political boundaries and promotes brotherhood among the people of Colombia and Venezuela.

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