Paramyloplus taphorni
| Paramyloplus taphorni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Paramyloplus |
| Species: | P. taphorni
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| Binomial name | |
| Paramyloplus taphorni (Andrade, López-Fernández & Liverpool, 2019)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Paramyloplus taphorni, Taphorn's catabac, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, the pacus, piranhas and related species.
Location
This species is only known from Guyana.
Length
This fish is only close to the size of other Paramyloplus[3]
Etymology
The species is named in honor of American ichthyologist Donald C. Taphorn (b. 1951), in recognition of over four decades of contributions to Neotropical ichthyology, his extensive role in training South American ichthyologists (including the authors), and his participation in the expedition during which the holotype was collected.[4]
References
- ^ Taphorn, D.C. & Rodríguez-Olarte, D. (2024). "Paramyloplus taphorni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T224023197A224023240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T224023197A224023240.en. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paramyloplus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paramyloplus taphorni". FishBase. February 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family SERRASALMIDAE Bleeker 1859 (Pacus and Piranhas)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 December 2025.