Teleocichla wajapi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

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: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlinae
Genus: Teleocichla
Species: Teleocichla wajapi

Name

Teleocichla wajapi Varella & Moreira, 2013

• Holotype: MZUSP 102406.
• Paratypes: MZUSP 102381 (2), 102405 (1), 103471 (1).

Type locality: Amapá, Laranjal do Jari, rio Jari, upstream Cachoeira de Santo Antônio, at the top of the waterfall upstream the rapids, approximately at the central point of the waterfall, 0°38'46"S, 52°30'32"W [1].

Etymology: The species is named after the indigenous people of the Tupi-guarani cultural-linguistic group, Wajãpi, also known as Waiapi or Oyampi. At the time of description of the species, the Wajãpi group has a population of less than 2000 people distributed in several tribes in the state of Amapá, Brazil, and in French Guiana (Gallois and Grupioni 2003).

Primary references

• Varella, H.R.; Moreira, C.R. 2013: Teleocichla wajapi, a new species of cichlid from the rio Jari, Brazil, with comments on T. centrarchus Kullander, 1988 (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3641(2): 177–187. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.2.5 Reference page.