Trichomycterus argos

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: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species: Trichomycterus argos

Name

• Trichomycterus argos Lezama, Triques & Santos, 2012

Holotype: DZUFMG 103. Paratypes: DZUFMG 058 (1), 059 (14), 067 (1) C&S; MZUSP 106274 (3).

Type locality: Brazil: Minas Gerais State: Araponga municipality, Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro, Córrego Serra Nova, headwaters of the Rio Casca, right bank tributary of Rio Doce at the limits of Rio Doce and Rio Paraíba do Sul basins, 20°43'19"S, 42°28'43"W, 1400 m asl.

Etymology: The sp. epithet argos is derived from the Greek mythological figure Argus Panoptes, a hundred-eyed giant, and refers to the eye-spotted color pattern of the species, not forming vermiculations.

Primary references

• Lezama, A.Q.; Triques, M.L.; Santos, P.S. 2012: Trichomycterus argos (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), a new species from the Doce River Basin, Eastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3352: 60–68. Preview Reference page. 
• Trichomycterus argos in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.