Hyphessobrycon uaiso

Taxonavigation

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 uaiso

Name

Hyphessobrycon uaiso Carvalho & Langeani, 2013

• Holotype: DZSJRP 16460.
• Paratypes: DZSJRP 8731 (272), 15804 (105); LIRP 9298 (15); MCP 47520 (20); MZUSP 112117 (20); UFRGS 17013 (15); MNRJ 40368 (20); MZUEL 6593 (15); NUP 1090 (15); INPA 38114 (15).

Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Ponte Alta District, municipality of Uberaba, headwaters of rio Uberaba, near BR-262 road, 19º40’58.7"S, 47º40’7.3”W [1], 1020 m a.s.l..

Etymology: The specific name uaiso, of Portuguese uai sô, is a common colloquial interjection used by most people living in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, to express surprise, confirmation, awe, amazement, in special those from the “Triângulo Mineiro”, region where the species was found.

References

• Carvalho, F. R. & Langeani, F.; 2013: Hyphessobrycon uaiso: new characid fish from the rio Grande, upper rio Paraná basin, Minas Gerais State (Ostariophysi: Characidae), with a brief comment about some types of Hyphessobrycon. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (3): 525–536.
• Hyphessobrycon uaiso in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.