Krobia petitella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

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: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Krobia
Species: Krobia petitella

Name

Krobia petitella Steele et al., 2013

• Holotype: UG/CSBD 1662 (Ex ROM 86851)
• Paratypes: ROM 86793 (1), 86851 (6), 87070 (2), 87097 (1), 87193 (1), 88525 (22), 88574 (3), 88616 (3), 88658 (1).

Type locality: Guyana, East Berbice River, Just upstream of Kwakwani, 5°14’57.8”N, 58°5’11.5”W [1].

Etymology: The specific epithet is from the Latin petitus (= reaching out for, or inclining towards). In reference to the lateral band spots lying adjacent to the upper lateral line anteriorly and intercepting posteriorly.

References

Primary references

• Steele, S.E., Liverpool, E. & López-Fernández, H. 2013. Krobia petitella, a new species of cichlid fish from the Berbice River in Guyana (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3693(2): 152–162. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.2.2 Reference page.