Peckoltia greedoi

Peckoltia greedoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

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: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Hypostominae
Tribus: Ancistrini
Genus: Peckoltia
Species: Peckoltia greedoi

Name

Peckoltia greedoi Armbruster , Werneke & Tan, 2015

Type locality: Brazil, Pará, río Gurupi on BR 316 at border of Pará and Maranhão, -01.8003°, -046.3167°.

Holotype: MCP. MCP 21972. 78.0 mm SL. 23.VII.1998. leg. R. Reis, J. P. Silva, E. Pereira, J. Montoya.

Etymology: Named for Greedo of Rodia, a bounty hunter killed by Han Solo in Chalmun’s Spaceport Cantina in the movie “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (Lucasfilm, Twentieth Century Fox, 1977) with whom this species shares a remarkable resemblance.

References

• Armbruster, J.W., Werneke, D.C., Tan, M. 2015: Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes). ZooKeys, 480: 81–95. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.480.6540 Reference page.