Hoplias mbigua
Taxonavigation: Characiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Erythrinidae
Genus: Hoplias
Species: Hoplias mbigua
Name
[edit]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
[edit]- 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.