Hisonotus thayeri

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Hisonotus
Species: Hisonotus thayeri

Name

Hisonotus thayeri Martins & Langeani, 2016

• Holotype: MNRJ 42382.
• Paratypes: DZSJRP 20157 ( 8 (4 c&s)); MBML 1270 (49), 2462 (6), 2472 (5), 3674 (8), 3989 (4), 479 (37 (2 c&s)), 1120 (7), 1377 (26), 3157 (20), 3166 (17), 3169 (40), 3196 (21), 3223 (6), 3259 (35), 3261 (12), 3269 (22 (2 c&s)), 3398 (3), 1766 (3), 1770 (6), 3716 (1), 3728 (13 (1 c&s)), 3786 (10), 4080 (1 c&s), 3362 (11); MCP 34393 (1); MNRJ 15937 (1), 15987 (7), 12837 (2), 14752 (17 (1 c&s)), 15544 (1), 15913 ( 18 (1 c&s)), 15915 (6), 15916 (9), 15923 (2), 15941 (11), 15993 (5), 16009 (1), 16010 (4), 16486 (1), 16493 (9 (1 c&s)), 16928 (5), 28243 (1), 20835 (5), 30884 (7), 39303 (1 of 13), 22984 (2), 25845 (23), 36634 (8), 36651 (6), 38268 (10), 38265 (2), 39186 (6), 39200 (5), 39192 (6), 39191 (6), 23006 (207); MZUSP 115250 (5).

Type locality: Brazil, Espírito Santo State, Guarapari, Rio Grande county near the frontier between Guarapari and Anchieta, rio Benevente drainage, 20°37'29"S 40°37'3"W.

Etymology: The specific epithet thayeri is named after the Thayer Expedition, realized in the middle of the 19th century and considered one of the most important journeys performed in Brazil, during which the species was sampled for the first time.

References

• Martins, F.O. & Langeani, F. 2016 Redescription of Hisonotus notatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae), the type species of the genus, and description of a new species from coastal drainages of southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 14(2):e150100.DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20150100 . Reference page.