Geophagus crocatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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: Geophaginae
Genus: Geophagus
Species: Geophagus crocatus

Name

Geophagus crocatus Hauser & López-Fernández, 2013

  • Holotype: UG/CSBD 1656 (Ex ROM 87106).
  • Paratypes: ROM.

Type locality: Guyana, East Berbice, Berbice River, about 14 air km upstream of Kwakwani at Mappa Lagoon camp, 5.17456°N, 58.16336°W .

Etymology: The specific name is from the Latin adjective crocatus (= saffron yellow), in reference to the yellow operculum on live specimens.

References

  • Hauser, F.E.; López-Fernández, H. 2013: Geophagus crocatus, a new species of geophagine cichlid from the Berbice River, Guyana, South America (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3731(2): 279–286. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.2.8 Reference page. 
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