Pseudanos winterbottomi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anostomoidea

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 Superfamilia: Anostomoidea

Familia: Anostomidae
Genus: Pseudanos
Species: Pseudanos winterbottomi

Name

• Pseudanos winterbottomi Sidlauskas & Santos 2005

Holotype: MBUCV 32210 [ex FMNH 104020]. Paratypes: ANSP 161693-96 (31, 1, 2, 1); CAS 20108 (2), 20111 (1); FMNH 85515 (3), 103453 (1), 103447 (7), 104020 (32); INHS 62568 (1); INPA 21971 (5); MBUCV 25372 (20); SU 16275-76 (1, 2).

Type locality: Venezuela, Amazonas, Río Ventuari, pool behind beach on south side of river, about 12 kilometers above mouth of Río Ornico, Laguna Pavon (4°04'N, 66°56'W).[1]

Etymology: The specific name honors Richard Winterbottom, American ichthyologist from the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada.

References

• Birindelli, J.L.O.; Lima, F.C.T.; Britski, H.A. 2012: New species of Pseudanos Winterbottom, 1980 (Characiformes: Anostomidae), with notes on the taxonomy of P. gracilis and P. trimaculatus. Zootaxa 3425: 55–68. Preview Reference page. 
• Sidlauskas, B. L. & dos Santos, G. M.; 2005: Pseudanos winterbottomi: a new anostomine species (Teleostei: Characiformes: Anostomidae) from Venezuela and Brazil, and comments on its phylogenetic relationships. Copeia, 2005 (1): 109–123.