Hyphessobrycon wadai

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 wadai

Name

Hyphessobrycon wadai Marinho et al., 2016

Holotype: MZUSP 117127. Paratypes: INPA 48036 (3); MCP 48784 (3); MZUSP 42447 (47, 3 c&s); LBP 8517 (1); MZUEL 8673 (4).

Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso State, Campo Novo do Parecis, upper Rio Tapajós basin, Rio Juruena drainage, tributary of Rio do Sangue at bridge; 13°45′ S; 57° 31′ W.

Etymology: The specific name wadai is a patronym that honours Luiz Wada, ornamental fish breeder and enthusiastic aquarist, in recognition of his help in many scientific researches with fishes.

References

• Marinho, M.M.F., Dagosta, F.C.P., Camelier, P. & Oyakawa, O.T. 2016. A name for the ‘blueberry tetra’, an aquarium trade popular species of Hyphessobrycon Durbin (Characiformes, Characidae), with comments on fish species descriptions lacking accurate type locality. Journal of Fish Biology 89(1): 510–521. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12991 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Blueberry Tetra