Trichomycterus piratymbara

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 piratymbara

Name

Trichomycterus piratymbara Katz et al., 2013

• Holotype: UFRJ 8602.
• Paratypes: UFRJ 7276 (29), 8595 (5 (c&s)).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado de Minas Gerais, Município de Cristais, João Pinheiro stream, on road to Cristais.

Etymology: The name piratymbara, from the Tupi language, is a combination of pira (= fish), and tymbara (= to dig it self). This name is a reference to the peculiar habit of this species to hide in the substrate.

References

• Katz, A. M., Barbosa, M. A. & Costa, W. J. E. M.; 2013: Two new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus from the Paraná river basin, southeastern Brazil (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4) [2012]: 359–366.