Cyanogaster
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Characiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Characidae
Subfamilia: Stevardiinae
Genus: Cyanogaster
Species: C. noctivaga
Name
[edit]Cyanogaster Mattox et al., 2013
- Type species: Cyanogaster noctivaga Mattox et al., 2013
Etymology: The generic name is a combination of cyano, Latinized from the Greek word kúanous (= blue), and gaster, from the Greek gastêr (= stomach), in reference to the conspicuous iridescent blue colour in the abdominal region.
Primary references
[edit]- Mattox, G. M. T., Britz, R., Toledo-Piza, M. & Marinho, M. M. F.; 2013: Cyanogaster noctivaga, a remarkable new genus and species of miniature fish from the Rio Negro, Amazon basin (Ostariophysi: Characidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4) [2012]: 297–318.
References
[edit]- Britz, R. et al. 2013: Nomenclatural remarks on Cyanogaster Oken 1823 and Cyanogaster Blainville 1825 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pleurobranchaeidae). Zootaxa 3683(1): 99–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3683.1.9 Reference page.