Moenkhausia mutum
Taxonavigation: Characiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Characidae
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Moenkhausia
Species: Moenkhausia mutum
Name
[edit]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
[edit]- 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.