Melanorivulus schuncki

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 schuncki

Name

• Melanorivulus schuncki (Costa & De Luca, 2011)

Holotype: UFRJ 6766. Paratypes: UFRJ 6767 (4), 6768 (6, c&s).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado do Amapá, Stream near Vila Nova, Anauerapucu River basin, Amazonas River basin, road AP 030, 0°08'23"N, 51°32'14"W.

Synonyms

• Rivulus schuncki Costa & De Luca, 2011 -- orig. combination

References

• Bragança, P. H. N., Amorim, P. F. & Costa, W. J. E. M., (2012): Geographic distribution, habitat, colour pattern variability and synonymy of the Amazon killifish Melanorivulus schuncki (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 51–55.
• Costa, W. J. E. M. & De Luca, A. C., 2011: Rivulus schuncki, a new species of the killifish subgenus Melanorivulus, from eastern Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21 (4) [2010]: 289–293.