Oregonichthys kalawatseti

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

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: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Leuciscidae
Subfamilia: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Oregonichthys
Species: Oregonichthys kalawatseti

Name

Oregonichthys kalawatseti Markle et al., 1991

• Holotype: USNM 306790 [ex OS 5494].
• Paratypes: CAS 68130 (3); LACM 44850-1 (2); OS 9613 (1), 12078 (2), 12444-48 (2, 3, 6, 3, 2); UMMZ 216010 (2); USNM 306791 (3).

Type locality: Elk Creek at end of Schad Road, tributary to Umpqua River, Douglas County, Oregon, U.S.A.

Etymology: The species is namend after the Kalawatset people, who used to live in Oregon. For details see the ETYFish Project [1].

References

• Markle, D. F., Pearsons, T. N. & Bills, D. T.; 1991: Natural history of Oregonichthys (Pisces: Cyprinidae), with a description of a new species from the Umpqua River of Oregon. Copeia 1991 (2): 277–293. Reference page.