Eugnathichthys virgatus

Eugnathichthys virgatus

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: Distichodontidae
Genus: Eugnathichthys
Species: Eugnathichthys virgatus

Name

Eugnathichthys virgatus Stiassny et al., 2013

• Holotype: AMNH 241648.
• Paratypes: AMNH 245002 (1), 246319 (1), 249790 (1), 241650 (1 c&s), 241649 (2), 252256 (3), 241647 (1 c&s); MRAC B3-15-P1 (1).

Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Equateur Province, Luilaka River at confluence of small stream flowing out of Salonga National Park, 2.6713°S, 21.71452°E [1].

Etymology: The specific name virgatus (= of twigs) is from the Latin, in reference to the conspicuous midlateral band or streak forming the characteristic pigmentation patterning of the species in life and in preservation.

References

• Stiassny, M.L.J.; Denton, J.S.S.; Monsembula Iyaba, R.J.C. 2013: A new ectoparasitic distichodontid of the genus Eugnathichthys (Characiformes: Citharinoidei) from the Congo basin of central Africa, with a molecular phylogeny for the genus. Zootaxa 3693(4): 479–490. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.4.4 Reference page.