Hypostomus melanephelis

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 melanephelis

Name

Hypostomus melanephelis Zawadzki et al., 2015

• Holotype: INPA 7039.
• Paratypes: INPA 37619 (13), 6967 (36), 43736 (2); LBP 12879 (2), MZUSP 24300 (1), 25314 (2), 92820 (1); NUP 14130 (2).

Type locality: Brazil: Pará State: Itaituba Municipality, Pimental village, rio Amazonas basin: rio Tapajós, just downstream of mouth of rio Jamanxim; 4°33'41" S 56°15'50" W.

Etymology: The specific epithet, melanephelis, from the greek melanos meaning dark or black, and ephelis, meaning freckle, in allusion to the color pattern formed by tiny dark dots along the head and body.

References

• Zawadzki, C. H., Oliveira, A. S., de Oliveira, R. R. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L. 2015: Hypostomus melanephelis, a new armored catfish species from the rio Tapajós basin, Brazil (Teleostei: Loricariidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (1): 49-58. Abstract