Pyrrhulina marilynae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

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

Familia: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Pyrrhulina
Species: Pyrrhulina marilynae

Name

Pyrrhulina marilynae Netto-Ferreira & Marinho, 2013

• Holotype: MCP 47420.
• Paratypes: (94 specimens)

Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Tapurah, stream crossing MT-338 road, 62 Km to the north of Tapurah, 12°15'29”S, 56°38'59”W [1].

Etymology: The specific epithet is in honor to Marilyn Weitzman, for her assistance to both authors since the beginning of their enterprise in studying fishes of the family Lebiasinidae.

References

• Netto-Ferreira, A.L.; Marinho, M.M.F. 2013: New species of Pyrrhulina (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) from the Brazilian Shield, with comments on a putative monophyletic group of species in the genus. Zootaxa 3664(3): 369–376. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3664.3.7 Reference page.