Trichomycterus brachykechenos

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 brachykechenos

Name

Trichomycterus brachykechenos Ferrer & Malabarba, 2013

• Holotype: MCN 18929.
• Paratypes: MCP 46949 (3); MCN 18930 (2), 18931 (2); MCP 46950 (1); UFRGS 16244 (1 c&s), 16245 (5, 1 c&s).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul State, municipality of Caraá, rio do Sinos, 29º45’44"S, 50º19’39"W [1].

Etymology: The specific name is a combination from the Greek brachys (= short), and kechenos (= gap, opening), in reference to the short posterior cranial fontanel of the species.

References

• Ferrer, J. & Malabarba, L. R.; 2013: Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the laguna dos Patos system, Southern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 217–246.
• Trichomycterus brachykechenos in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.