Hypsolebias caeruleus

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

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: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Rivulidae
Genus: Hypsolebias
Species: Hypsolebias caeruleus

Name

Hypsolebias caeruleus Costa, 2013

• Holotype: UFRJ 6864.
• Paratypes: UFRJ 6855 (1,2), 6854 (1,2), 6827 (0,2).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado do Bahia, Município de Itaguaçu da Bahia, seasonal pool in the floodplains of the lower Verde River, a right tributary of the middle São Francisco River, about 30 km N of the town Itaguaçu, 10°43'20"S, 42°20'30"W [1], 414 m a.s.l.

Etymology: The specific name is from the Latin caeruleus (= blue), referring to the main colour in males of this species.

References

• Costa, W. J. E. M.; 2013: Hypsolebias caeruleus, a new seasonal killifish of the Hypsolebias adornatus complex from the Caatinga of north-eastern Brazil, São Francisco River basin (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 141–146.