Leporinus microphysus

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 microphysus

Name

Leporinus microphysus Birindelli & Britski (2013)

• Holotype: MZUSP 111001.
• Paratypes: ANSP 199207 (2); INPA 37892 (2); MZUSP 103487 (8), 97351 (8), 98274 (1), 101749 (1), 104503 (2).

Type locality: Brazil, Amapá, Laranja do Jari, Rio Iratapuru, tributary of Rio Jari, at Cachoeira São Raimundo, 0°33'59"S, 52°34'40"W [1].

Etymology: The specific name is a combination of the Greek mikro (= small), and physus (= bladder), in reference to the small gas bladder present in this species.

References

• Birindelli, J.L.O. & Britski, H. A. 2013. Two new species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Brazilian Amazon, and redescription of Leporinus striatus Kner 1858. Journal of Fish Biology, 83(5) 1128-1160. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12206 . Reference page.