Crenicichla tuca

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

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: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlinae
Genus: Crenicichla
Species: Crenicichla tuca

Name

Crenicichla tuca Piálek et al., 2015

• Holotype: MLP 10818.
• Paratypes: MLP 10817 (1), 10819 (3), 10821 (1, c&s).

Type locality: Argentina, Misiones Province, lower Iguazú River above Iguazú Falls, arroyo Deseado, 25°40’11.7”S 53°55’59.5”W.

Etymology: The specific epithet tuca is a Guaraní word (tucá) meaning toucan (Ramphastos) in reference to the similarly enlarged lips/beak.

References

• Piálek, L., Dragová, K., Casciotta, J., Almirón, A. & Říčan, O., 2015. Description of two new species of Crenicichla (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Lower Iguazú River with a taxonomic reappraisal of C. iguassuensis, C. tesay and C. yaha. Historia Natural 5(2): 5–27. PDF Reference page.