Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Siluriformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Neoplecostominae
Genus: Pareiorhina
Species: Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis
Name
[edit]Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis Silva et al., 2013
- Holotype: MZUSP 111956.
- Paratypes: LBP 12248 (2, 4, 1 c&s), 1093 (1), 8368 (5), 12257 (1); MCP 29432 (3, 1, 2, 1); NUP 14331 (1).
Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, municipality of Santa Bárbara do Tugúrio, Ribeirão Fernandes, a tributary of Rio Pomba, Rio Paraíba do Sul basin, 21°14'47"S, 43°34'07"W [1].
Etymology: The specific name hyptiorhachis is a combination of Greek hyptios (= supine, lying on the back), and rhachis (= ridge, midrib), and is in reference to the conspicuous postdorsal ridge found in this species.
Primary references
[edit]- Silva, G. de Souza da Costa e; Roxo, F.F.; Oliveira, C. 2013: Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis, a new catfish species from Rio Paraíba do Sul basin, southeastern Brazil (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). ZooKeys, 315: 65–76. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.315.5307 Reference page.