Hoplias mbigua

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

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: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Erythrinidae
Genus: Hoplias

Species: Hoplias mbigua

Name

Hoplias mbigua Azpelicueta et al., 2015

• Holotype: CI-FML 6763.
• Paratypes: CI-FML 6764 (2); LGE-P 314 (4), 315 (2), 316 (2), 317 (2), 318 (2), 319 (1).

Type locality: Argentina, Provincia de Misiones, río Paraná in Nemesio Parma (27° 21’ 23.04” S – 56° 1’ 1.92” W), Dep. Capital.

Etymology: The name mbigua is a guaraní word that refers to an aquatic, riverine bird. This word is the nickname of Isabelino Rodríguez, who worked during many years in the Proyecto Biología Pesquera Regional.

References

• Azpelicueta, M. d. l. M., Benítez, M. F., Aichino, D. R., Mendez, C. M. D., 2015: A new species of the genus Hoplias (Characiformes, Erythrinidae), a tararira from the lower Paraná River, in Misiones, Argentina. Acta zoológica lilloana, 59 (1–2): 71–82. (PDF) Reference page.