Astyanax guaricana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

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: Characiformes

Familia: Characidae
Genus: Astyanax
Species: Astyanax guaricana

Name

Astyanax guaricana Oliveira et al., 2013

• Holotype: MZUSP 112224.
• Paratypes: MHNCI 4712 (1), 5145-5156 (13), 5169-5170 (2 c&s), 5236 (1), 5361 (1 c&s), 5370 (1), 5375 (1), 11713 (1), 112225 (10); NUP 14319 (9).

Type locality: Brazil, Paraná State, municipality of São José dos Pinhais, Arraial, Guaricana Reservoir, affluent of the rio Cubatão, 25°42’29”S, 48°58’25”W [1].

Etymology: The specific epithet guaricana refers to the type locality of the species, the Guaricana Reservoir of Paraná State.

References

• Oliveira, C. A. M., Abilhoa, V. & Pavanelli, C. S.; 2013: Astyanax guaricana (Ostariophysi: Characidae), a new species from the rio Cubatão drainage, Paraná State, Southern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 291–296.