Leporinus piavussu

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 piavussu

Name

• Leporinus piavussu Britski, Birindelli & Garavello, 2012

Holotype: MZUSP 109999. Paratypes: ANSP 199625 (1); MCP 43663 (1); MNRJ 40333 (1); MZUSP 3407 (1), 48466 (3), 48467 (3), 48469 (4), 48779 (9), 48809 (6), 48812 (4), 107850 (3).

Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Pirassununga, Rio Mogi Guaçu, at Cachoeira de Emas, 21°55'35"S, 47°21'59"W.[1]

Etymology: The specific name piavussu is in reference to the common name of the species in upper Rio Paraná basin, piavuçu or piavussu, which in indigenous language is a compound name meaning piava, term used to designate fishes of the genus Leporinus, and ussu ou uçu a radical that means big, that is, a big sized Leporinus species.

Vernacular names

português: piavuçu, piavussu, piabuçu, piabussu, or piau-uçu

References

• Britski, H. A., Birindelli, J. L. O. & Garavello, J. C.; 2012: A new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 from the upper Rio Paraná basin (Characiformes, Anostomidae) with redescription of L. elongatus Valenciennes, 1850 and L. obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 52 (37): 441–475. PDF