Trichomycterus minus

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: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species: Trichomycterus minus

Name

Trichomycterus minus Fernández & Vari, 2012

  • Holotype: MCN 1528.
  • Paratypes (9): MCN 1529 (8); USNM 405319 (1).

Type locality: Argentina, Provincia de Catamarca, Departamento Belén, Río Cuevas, 27°04'S, 66°39'W , 2318 m elevation.

Etymology: The specific name minus, in reference to the English word "mine", is in allusion to the mining activities common in the portion of the Province of Catamarca in which the species was captured.

References

  • Fernández, L. & Vari, R.P. 2012: New Species of Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from the Andean Cordillera of Argentina and the Second Record of the Genus in Thermal Waters. Copeia 2012 (4): 631–636.
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