Typhlobelus auriculatus

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
Subfamilia: Glanapteryginae
Genus: Typhlobelus
Species: Typhlobelus auriculatus

Name

Typhlobelus auriculatus de Pinna & Zuanon, 2013

• Holotype: INPA 12929.
• Paratypes: INPA 36118 (3 (1 C&S)); MZUSP 109847 (4 (1 CS, 1 SEM)).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio Xingu at Arroz Cru, near Senador José Porfírio, 03°25'16"S, 51°55'08"W [1].

Etymology: The species name auriculatus, a Latin adjective meaning ‘‘with ears,’’ refers to the conspicuously modified pseudotympanus in this species.

References

Primary references

• de Pinna, M. C. C. & Zuanon, J.; 2013: The Genus Typhlobelus: Monophyly and Taxonomy, with Description of a New Species with a Unique Pseudotympanic Structure (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae). Copeia, 2013 (3): 441–453.