Trichomycterus pirabitira

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 pirabitira

Name

Trichomycterus pirabitira Barbosa & Azevedo-Santos, 2012

Holotype: UFRJ 8335, 75,9 mm SL

Type locality: Brazil: Estado de Minas Gerais: Conceição da Aparecida: small stream between Carmo do Rio Claro and Conceição da Aparecida, tributary of the rio Grande, rio Paraná basin, approximately 21°8′53"S, 46°14′95"[? sic!]W,[1] altitude approximately 960 m; Collected by V. M. Azevedo-Santos, 30 April 2011.

Paratypes:

• UFRJ 5829, 3 ex., 39.9 – 56.5 mm SL; small tributary of the rio Cuiabá, Conceição da Aparecida, MG; D.D’Almeida, M. Gonçalves & M. A. Barbosa; 24 September 1999.

Etymology: Pirabitira, from the Tupi, is a contraction of pira (= fish), and ybytyra (= mountain). Name is given in reference to the peculiar habit of species of the genus Trichomycterus, which usually inhabit mountainous regions.

References

• Barbosa, M.A. & Azevedo-Santos, V.M. 2012: A new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate zoology, 62(3): 357 – 362.