Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi
| Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi | |
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| Holotype specimen. Image bar = 10 mm. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Aspredinidae |
| Genus: | Pterobunocephalus |
| Species: | P. carvalhoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi Crispim, Argüello, Silva, Oliveira, Luckenbill & Sabaj, 2026 | |
Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi is a species of siluriform fish that belongs to the family Aspredinidae. It inhabits the upper Amazonian basin of Ecuador in the Napo, Pastaza, and Putumayo rivers. It has large eyes.[1]
The specific name "carvalhoi" is in honor to the Brazilian ichthyologist Tiago Pinto Carvalho for his far-reaching contributions to the study of fish species in the Neotropical realm and on particular the taxonomy and systematics of the family Aspredinidae.[1]
Discovery
The holotype specimen, MEPN-I 20199, was collected from a named river located at 00°27’53”S 76°19’09”W, around 300 meters from the Sani Isla North oil well platform.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Crispim, Jefferson Luan; Argüello, Pablo; Silva, Gabriel de Souza da Costa e; Oliveira, Claudio; Luckenbill, Kyle R.; Sabaj, Mark H. (2026). "After eight decades: a new species of Pterobunocephalus (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the upper Putumayo, Napo and Pastaza rivers, Ecuador". Neotropical Ichthyology. 24 e250162. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2025-0162. ISSN 1679-6225.