Trichomycterus argos

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Taxonavigation[edit]

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 argos

Name[edit]

  • Trichomycterus argos Lezama, Triques & Santos, 2012

Holotype: DZUFMG 103. Paratypes: DZUFMG 058 (1), 059 (14), 067 (1) C&S; MZUSP 106274 (3).

Type locality: Brazil: Minas Gerais State: Araponga municipality, Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro, Córrego Serra Nova, headwaters of the Rio Casca, right bank tributary of Rio Doce at the limits of Rio Doce and Rio Paraíba do Sul basins, 20°43'19"S, 42°28'43"W, 1400 m asl.

Etymology: The sp. epithet argos is derived from the Greek mythological figure Argus Panoptes, a hundred-eyed giant, and refers to the eye-spotted color pattern of the species, not forming vermiculations.

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