Hypostomus mutucae

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 mutucae

Name

• Hypostomus mutucae Knaack, 1999

Holotype: BZM 32922 or 28669. Paratypes: BZM 32923 (2).

Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Rio Mutuca.

Etymology: The specific name mutucae refers to the origin of the species, the Rio Mutuca.

References

• Knaack, J., 1999: A new species of suckermouth catfish (Hypostomus Lacépède 1803) from the Mato Grosso, Brazil (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 47 (11): 102–108.
• Zawadzki, C. H., Birindelli, J. L. O. & Lima, F. C. T., 2012: A new armored catfish species of the genus Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Xingu basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (2): 245–253.
• Hypostomus mutucae in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.