Hyphessobrycon psittacus
Taxonavigation: Characiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Characidae
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Hyphessobrycon
Species: Hyphessobrycon psittacus
Name
[edit]Hyphessobrycon psittacus Dagosta et al., 2016
- Holotype: MZUSP 115550.
- Paratypes: many.
Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso State, Sapezal, Rio Papagaio, a tributary of the Rio Juruena, upper Rio Tapajóos basin, 13°33'41.7"S, 58°24'26.9"W.
Etymology: The specific name psittacus comes from the Latin word for parrot, in allusion to the type locality, the Rio Papagaio, which means ‘‘Parrot River’’ in Portuguese.
References
[edit]- Dagosta, F.C.P., Marinho, M.M.F., Camelier, P. & Lima, F.C.T. 2016. A New Species of Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Upper Rio Juruena Basin, Central Brazil, with a Redescription of H. cyanotaenia. Copeia 104(1): 250–259. DOI: 10.1643/CI-15-243 Reference page.