Melanorivulus pindorama

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

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: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Rivulidae
Genus: Melanorivulus
Species: Melanorivulus pindorama

Name

Melanorivulus pindorama Costa, 2012

Holotype: UFRJ 8271. Paratypes: UFRJ 8272 (5), 8273 5).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado do Tocantins, Município de Pindorama do Tocantins, about 2 km east of Pindorama town, in a small tributary to Gameleira River, itself a tributary to das Balsas River, itself a tributary to Sono River, Tocantins River drainage, Amazonas River basin, 11°08'24"S, 47°33'21"W, altitude 454 m.

Etymology: The name pindorama is a reference to the occurrence of the species in the municipality of Pindorama do Tocantins.

References

• Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012. Melanorivulus pindorama, a new killifish from the Tocantins River drainage, central Brazilian Cerrado (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 23(1): 57–61. Reference page.