Geophagus diamantinensis

Taxonavigation

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: Geophaginae
Genus: Geophagus
Species: Geophagus diamantinensis

Name

Geophagus diamantinensis Mattos et al., 2015

• Holotype: UFRJ 8833.
• Paratypes: UFRJ 5370 (16), 6128 (3 c&s), 8245 (10).

Type locality: Brazil: Bahia: Andaraí municipality, Paraguaçu River, 12°50'23" S, 41°19'23" W.

Etymology: The name diamantinensis refers to the Chapada Diamantina, a high plateau with predominance of Caatinga vegetation in northeastern Brazil, where the species is endemic.

References

• Mattos, J.L.O., Costa, W.J.E.M. & Santos, A.C.A. 2015. Geophagus diamantinensis, a new species of the G. brasiliensis species group from Chapada Diamantina, north-eastern Brazil (Cichlidae: Geophagini). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 26(3): 209–220. Abstract (PDF). Reference page.