Lebiasina melanoguttata

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 melanoguttata

Name

• Lebiasina melanoguttata Netto-Ferreira, 2012

Holotype: MZUSP 99609. Paratypes: ANSP 192061 (5); MZUSP 99610 (22), 99611 (12), 101382 (9).

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

Etymology: The specific epithet melanoguttata, from the Greek melan (= black), and Latin gutta (= dotted), is in reference to the longitudinal series of dark blotches present along the flanks of Lebiasina melanoguttata.

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 melanoguttata in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.