Phreatobius sanguijuela







Taxonavigation: Siluriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota

Regnum: Animalia

Subregnum: Eumetazoa

Cladus: Bilateria

Cladus: Nephrozoa

Superphylum: Deuterostomia

Phylum: Chordata

Cladus: Craniata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Infraphylum: Gnathostomata

Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes

Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii

Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri

Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii

Infraclassis: Teleostei

Superordo: Ostariophysi

Series: Otophysi

Ordo: Siluriformes



Familia: Heptapteridae

Genus: Phreatobius


Species: Phreatobius sanguijuela



Name


Phreatobius sanguijuela Fernández et al., 2007



  • Holotype: UMSS 1785.

  • Paratypes: MNKP 5373 (2).


Type locality: Artificial well, Comunidad de Porvenir, 13°59'14.44"S, 61°32'27.05"W, Río Iténez basin, Dept. Santa Cruz, Bolivia, elevation 172 meters.



References






  • Fernández, L., Saucedo, L.J., Carvajal-Vallejos, F.M. & Schaefer, S.A. 2007. A new phreatic catfish of the genus Phreatobius Goeldi 1905 from groundwaters of the Iténez River, Bolivia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae). Zootaxa, 1626: 51–58. PDF reference page 




  • Ohara, W.M., Da Costa, I.D. & Fonseca, M.L. 2016. Behaviour, feeding habits and ecology of the blind catfish Phreatobius sanguijuela (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes). Journal of Fish Biology, doi: 10.1111/jfb.13037 reference page 




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