Trichomycterus gasparinii

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 gasparinii

Name

Trichomycterus gasparinii Barbosa, 2013

• Holotype: UFRJ 8157.
• Paratypes: UFRJ 7542 (13), 8158 (7 (c&s)), 7543 (2), 8184 (1 (c&s)), 5686 (2), 5679 (1 (c&s)).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado do Espírito Santo, Município de Fundão, stream around the Park Goiapaba-Açu, tributary of rio Reis Magos basin, 19°54’60"S, 40°27’86"W [1], altitude about 600 m.

Etymology: The species is named in honor of the zoologist João Luis Rosetti Gasparini, who first collected the species in the field.

References

• Barbosa, M. A., 2013: Description of two new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the coastal river basins, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (3): 269–275. PDF