Characidium amaila
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Characiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Crenuchidae
Subfamilia: Characidiinae
Genus: Characidium
Species: Characidium amaila
Name
[edit]Characidium amaila Lujan et al., 2013
- Holotype: CSBD 1655.
- Paratypes: numerous.
Type locality: Guyana, Region 8, Kuribrong River drainage, a tributary of the Potaro/Essequibo River system, confluence of the Amaila and Kuribrong rivers immediately above Amaila Falls (Rapids 1), 5°22'33"N, 59°33'1"W [1].
Etymology: Named for Amaila Falls, a striking feature of the Guiana Shield escarpment in western Guyana that will have altered flow following completion of a dam that is now being planned.
References
[edit]- Lujan, N. K., Agudelo-Zamora, H., Taphorn, D. C., Booth, P. N. & López-Fernández, H.; 2013: Description of a New, Narrowly Endemic South American Darter (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Central Guiana Shield Highlands of Guyana. Copeia, 2013 (3): 454–463.