Tometes kranponhah

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: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Tometes
Species: Tometes kranponhah

Name

Tometes kranponhah Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016

• Holotype: MPEG 31000.
• Type locality: Brazil, Pará, Altamira, Rio Xingu, Cachoeira do Espelho, 3°38′49.9" S; 52°22′54.5" W.
• Paratypes: ANSP 193019 (2), 193062 (1), 194659 (1); GEA 1961 (1); INPA 46976 (1), 11729 (1 c&s); IRSNB 889 (6); LIA 2305 (1); MPEG 31002 (22), 31001 (5), 31003 (3), 31004 (1), 31005 (1), 31006 (1); MZUSP 105645 (1), 105684 (1); ZUEC 10024 (2).

• Etymology: The species epithet was selected in honour of the indigenous Pytako tribe inhabiting the banks of the Xingu River basin, who know the fish as kranponhah. This word is an adjective from the Xikrin language that can be broken down into kran (= head, mountain or deeply rounded head) and ponhah (= hair or hairy), also translated as ‘long haired’. This is in reference to the long filaments formed by the extensions of the dorsal-fin rays in mature males.

References

Primary references

• Andrade, M.C., Jégu, M. & Giarrizzo, T. 2016. Tometes kranponhah and Tometes ancylorhynchus (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), two new phytophagous serrasalmids, and the first Tometes species described from the Brazilian Shield. Journal of Fish Biology 89(1): 467–494. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12868 Reference page.