Scoloplax baileyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes
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: Siluriformes

Familia: Scoloplacidae
Genus: Scoloplax
Species: Scoloplax baileyi

Name

Scoloplax baileyi Rocha, Lazzarotto & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2012

Holotype: INPA 35637.
Paratypes: IDSM 2298 (1); INPA 35627 (1), 35628 (1), 35629 (1), 35630 (1), 35631 (1), 35632 (1 c&s), 35633 (1), 35634 (2), 35635 (1), 35636 (1), MZUSP 34760 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas State, Barcelos, Rio Negro basin, Igarapé do Ingá , right bank tributary of Rio Arara, Rio Unini basin, 1°42'45.25"S, 63°33'25.27"W.

Etymology: Named in honor of Dr. Reeve M. Bailey (1911–2011) for his remarkable contributions to ichthyology including the description of the genus Scoloplax and its type species, S. dicra.

References

Rocha, M., Lazzarotto, H. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L. 2012. A New Species of Scoloplax with a Remarkable New Tooth Morphology within Loricarioidea (Siluriformes: Scoloplacidae). Copeia 2012(4): 670–677. JSTOR Reference page.

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