Moenkhausia mutum

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

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

Familia: Characidae
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Moenkhausia
Species: Moenkhausia mutum

Name

Moenkhausia mutum Dagosta & Marinho, 2016

• Holotype: MZUSP 117071.
• Paratypes: MCP 31997 (4), 32005 (1), 32057 (1), 32098 (2), 32171 (1, 44446 (1); MZUSP 61094 (44), 61119 (31), 117072 (21, 3 c&s); CAS 238019 (5); ZUEC 10059 (6).

Type locality: Brazil, Mato Groso State, Nova Mutum, stream at road Nobres-Nova Mutum, on the intersection before Nova Mutum, tributary of rio dos Patos, rio Arinos drainage, rio Tapajós basin, 13º49’9”S, 56º10’53.9”W.

Etymology: The specific name mutum is in allusion to the Brazilian popular name of the curassow birds of the genus Crax Linnaeus, which are typically dark colored, as well as the fins of Moenkhausia mutum. Also, the name refers to the Nova Mutum Municipality, the type locality, and where most of the type specimens were collected.

References

• Dagosta, F.C.P & Marinho, M.M.F. 2016. A new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Arinos basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 2) e150052: [1–7]. Reference page.