Hydrolycus armatus

Hydrolycus armatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

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: Characiformes

Familia: Cynodontidae
Genus: Hydrolycus
Species: Hydrolycus armatus

Name

Hydrolycus armatus (Jardine, 1841)

Etymology: armatus: from the Latin armatus, meaning armour, armed or armoured, presumably in reference to its fearsome dentition.

Type locality: Sandbars in vicinity of Maipuri campsite, 4°34’N, 58°35’W, Essequibo River, Guyana.

Synonyms

• Hydrocyon armatus Jardine, 1841

Vernacular names

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