Melanorivulus atlanticus
Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Rivulidae
Genus: Melanorivulus
Species: Melanorivulus atlanticus
Name
[edit]Melanorivulus atlanticus Costa, Braganza & Ottoni, 2015
Holotype: UFRJ 10243. Paratypes: UFRJ 10244 (4,4), 10245 (1,3).
Type locality: Brazil: Estado de Sergipe: Município de Pirambu: swamp in the coastal Restinga, between Lagoa Grande and Pau Seco, about 3.5 km from the sea coast, 10°37’10”S 36°43’50”W.
Etymology: The name atlanticus refers to the first record of the genus Melanorivulus for the Atlantic Forest region of northeastern Brazil.
References
[edit]- Costa, W.J.E.M., Braganza, P.H.N. & Ottoni, F.P., 2015: A new miniatyr killifish of the genus Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the coastal plains of north-eastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology 65(1): 31–35. PDF