Leporinus brinco

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anostomoidea

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 Superfamilia: Anostomoidea

Familia: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporinus
Species: Leporinus brinco

Name

Leporinus brinco Birindelli et al., 2013

• Holotype: MZUSP 105166.
• Paratypes: ANSP 199123 (2); MCP 36978 (2), 43664 (1); MZUSP 110617 (2), 111257 (4), 100989 (1), 102526 (1), 102552 (1), 102583 (1), 102596 (1), 109762 (1), 111261 (1 SK); UFBA 4843 (12); UNT 9292 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Bahia, Itajibá, rio Gongogi, tributary of rio de Contas, 14°21'16.5"S, 39°46'23.9"W [1].

Etymology: The specific name brinco is in reference to the vernacular name of the species, “piau-brinco”, which means a species of Leporinus (“piau”) with an earring (“brinco” in Portuguese) in allusion to the red blotch behind the head, immediately dorsal to pectoral-fin origin.

References

• Birindelli, J. L. O., Britski, H. A. & Garavello, J. C.; 2013: Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from eastern basins of Brazil, and redescription of L. melanopleura Günther. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (1): 9–23.