Hyphessobrycon delimai

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: Characidae
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Hyphessobrycon

Species: Hyphessobrycon delimai

Name

Hyphessobrycon delimai Teixeira et al., 2016

• Holotype: MZUSP 115065.
• Paratypes: ANSP 193943 (10); INPA 42272 (10); MCNIP 1310 (10); MZUEL 8116 (10); MZUSP 115066 (3), 97573 (240, 2 c&s); ZUEC 7998 (10).

Type locality: Brazil, Pará State, município de Itaituba, Igarapé Tatu, tributary of Rio Novo, Rio Tapajós basin; 06°18′24.8" S; 55°46′38.0" W.

Etymology: The specific epithet delimai is in honour of Flávio Cesar Thadeo de Lima for his numerous contributions to the knowledge of Neotropical freshwater fishes, especially the Characidae, and also for the many years of friendship and encouragement to the authors.

References

• Teixeira, T.F., Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sousa, L.M. 2016. Two new species of Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from the headwaters of the Tapajós and Xingu River basins, Pará, Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology 88(2): 459–476. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12803 Reference page.