Hypostomus arecuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

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: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Hypostominae
Tribus: Hypostomini
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: Hypostomus arecuta

Name

Hypostomus arecuta Cardoso, Almirón, A., Casciotta, Aichino, Lizarralde & Montoya-Burgos, 2012

Holotype: MACN Ict 9677. Paratypes: MACN Ict 9678 (2), 9679 (9), 9680 (2).

Type locality: Argentina, Corrientes province, Ituzaingó, Paraná River, 27°29’54.5"S, 56°42’47.0"W.

Etymology: The specific epithet arecuta is a Guaraní word arecutá that means loricariid fish.

References

• Cardoso, Y.P., Almirón, A., Casciotta, J.R., Aichino, D.R., Lizarralde, M.S. & Montoya-Burgos, J.I. 2012. Origin of species diversity in the catfish genus Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) inhabiting the Paraná river basin, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3453: 69–83. Preview Reference page.