Eugerres castroaguirrei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gerreiformes

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: Eupercaria Ordo: Gerreiformes

Familia: Gerreidae
Genus: Eugerres
Species: Eugerres castroaguirrei

Name

Eugerres castroaguirrei González-Acosta & Rodiles-Hernández, 2013

Type material. Holotype: ECOSC 775. Paratypes: AMNH 239190 (1); FMNH 117268 (1); IBUNAM 11436 (1); NMW 95100 (1); UABC 2665 (1); UMMZ 247665 (1).

Type locality: México, Chiapas, Marqués de Comillas, Lacandona Rainforest, río Lacantún, between Reforma Agraria and Galaxia, 16º14’35"N, 90º51’30"W.

Etymology: The species name honors the late Dr. José Luis Castro Aguirre, who made several important contributions to our understanding of Mexican fish fauna.

References

• González-Acosta, A. F. & Rodiles-Hernández, R. 2013. New species of Eugerres from the Usumacinta Province, México and Guatemala with a redescription of E. mexicanus (Steindachner, 1863) (Teleostei: Gerreidae). Neotropical Ichthyology 11 (2): 307–318.