Hisonotus thayeri

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata 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: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Hisonotus
Species: Hisonotus thayeri

Name

Hisonotus thayeri Martins & Langeani, 2016

Holotype: MNRJ 42382.
Paratypes: DZSJRP 20157 ( 8 (4 c&s)); MBML 1270 (49), 2462 (6), 2472 (5), 3674 (8), 3989 (4), 479 (37 (2 c&s)), 1120 (7), 1377 (26), 3157 (20), 3166 (17), 3169 (40), 3196 (21), 3223 (6), 3259 (35), 3261 (12), 3269 (22 (2 c&s)), 3398 (3), 1766 (3), 1770 (6), 3716 (1), 3728 (13 (1 c&s)), 3786 (10), 4080 (1 c&s), 3362 (11); MCP 34393 (1); MNRJ 15937 (1), 15987 (7), 12837 (2), 14752 (17 (1 c&s)), 15544 (1), 15913 ( 18 (1 c&s)), 15915 (6), 15916 (9), 15923 (2), 15941 (11), 15993 (5), 16009 (1), 16010 (4), 16486 (1), 16493 (9 (1 c&s)), 16928 (5), 28243 (1), 20835 (5), 30884 (7), 39303 (1 of 13), 22984 (2), 25845 (23), 36634 (8), 36651 (6), 38268 (10), 38265 (2), 39186 (6), 39200 (5), 39192 (6), 39191 (6), 23006 (207); MZUSP 115250 (5).

Type locality: Brazil, Espírito Santo State, Guarapari, Rio Grande county near the frontier between Guarapari and Anchieta, rio Benevente drainage, 20°37'29"S 40°37'3"W.

Etymology: The specific epithet thayeri is named after the Thayer Expedition, realized in the middle of the 19th century and considered one of the most important journeys performed in Brazil, during which the species was sampled for the first time.

References

Martins, F.O. & Langeani, F. 2016 Redescription of Hisonotus notatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae), the type species of the genus, and description of a new species from coastal drainages of southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 14(2):e150100.DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20150100 . Reference page.