Hyphessobrycon chocoensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes 

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: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Characidae
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Hyphessobrycon
Species: Hyphessobrycon chocoensis

Name

Hyphessobrycon chocoensis García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2013

  • Holotype: IUQ 3035.
  • Paratypes: AUM 55075 (3); IUQ 2275 (9), 3036 (1 c&s), 2274 (39), 3044, (3 c&s).

Type locality: Colombia, Nariño, Barbacoas, Quebrada la Tundera afluente del río Quigualpí, 01°39'39"N, 78°09'04"W .

Etymology: The specific epithet chocoensis is derived from Chocó, the biogeographic area, where species of the H.-flammeus-group are distributed in Colombia.

References

  • García-Alzate, C. A., Román-Valencia, C. & Taphorn, D. C.; 2013: Una nueva especie de Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) de la cuenca del río Telembí, vertiente sur del Pacífico, Colombia. Revista de Biologìa Tropical (International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation), 61 (1): 181–192.
  • Hyphessobrycon chocoensis in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
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