Characidium nana

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: Crenuchidae
Subfamilia: Characidiinae
Genus: Characidium
Species: Characidium nana

Name

Characidium nana Mendonça & Netto-Ferreira, 2015

• Holotype: MPEG 31838.
• Paratypes: INPA 48536 (3); MNRJ 43743 (3); MPEG 25792 (10, 5 c&s); MZUSP 117154 (3).

Type locality: Brazil, Pará, Rio 13 de Maio, approximately 40 km from Castelo dos Sonhos, 8°38'54.65"S 55°1'45.04"W.

Etymology: Named in honor of Mariana Barreira Mendonça, the first author’s sister, known by her family and friends as “Naná”.

References

• Mendonça, M.B. & Netto-Ferreira, A.L. 2015. New species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Rio Tapajós and Rio Xingu drainages, Pará, Brazil. Zootaxa 4021(1): 187–194. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4021.1.9. Preview (PDF) Reference page.