Lebiasina marilynae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

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: Characiformes

Familia: Lebiasinidae
Subfamilia: Lebiasininae
Genus: Lebiasina
Species: Lebiasina marilynae

Name

• Lebiasina marilynae Netto-Ferreira, 2012

Holotype: MZUSP 101375. Paratypes: MZUSP 99607 (3), 99608 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Pará, Altamira, rio Xingu drainage, unnamed tributary of rio Curuá, rio Iriri basin, near BR-163 road, 08°49'12"S, 54°58'11"W.[1]

Etymology: The specific epithet is in honor to Marilyn J. Weitzman, who devoted her career to the study of fishes of the families Lebiasinidae and Characidae.

References

• Netto-Ferreira, A. L.; 2012: Three new species of Lebiasina (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) from the Brazilian Shield border at Serra do Cachimbo, Pará, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (3): 487–498.
• Lebiasina marilynae in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.