Micropterus tallapoosae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Centrarchoidei

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: Eupercaria Ordo: Centrarchiformes Subordo: Centrarchoidei

Familia: Centrarchidae
Genus: Micropterus
Species: Micropterus tallapoosae

Name

Micropterus tallapoosae Baker et al., 2013

• Holotype: USNM 398702.
• Paratypes: AUM 51064 (1, 204), 51065 (1,179).

Type locality: USA, Alabama, Tallapoosa Co., Emuckfaw Creek, 4.8 km N St. Hwy 22.

Etymology: This species is named for the Tallapoosa River, to which it is endemic.

References

• Baker, W.H.; Blanton, R.E.; Johnston, C.E. 2013: Diversity within the redeye bass, Micropterus coosae (Perciformes: Centrarchidae) species group, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 3635(4): 379–401. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3635.4.3 Reference page.