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: Epactionotus
Species: E. aky - E. bilineatus - E. gracilis - E. itaimbezinhos - E. yasi
Name
Epactionotus Reis & Schaefer, 1998
Sources
Evers, H.-G.. & Seidel, I. 2002. Wels Atlas Bd. 1: Südamerikanische Welse der Familien Loricariidae, Cetopsidae, Nematogenyidae & Trichomycteridae. - Mergus Verlag GmbH, Melle ISBN 3-88244-062-7. Reference page.
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E. yasi
Epactionotus is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
Taxonomy
Epactionotus was first described in 1998 by Roberto E. Reis and Scott A. Schaefer, as including three species.[1] Epactionotus is part of the tribe Otothyrini within the subfamily Hypoptopomatini. Epactionotus is sister to a clade including Eurycheilichthys, Pseudotocinclus, Microlepidogaster, Schizolecis, Otothyris, and Pseudotothyris.[1] E. yasi was described in 2004.[2]
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[3]
Epactionotus advenus Maria Laura S. Delapieve, Tiago P. Carvalho and R. E. dos Reis, 2020[4]
Epactionotus bilineatus R. E. dos Reis & Schaefer, 1998
Epactionotus gracilis R. E. dos Reis & Schaefer, 1998
Epactionotus itaimbezinho R. E. dos Reis & Schaefer, 1998
Epactionotus yasi Almirón, Azpelicueta & Casciotta, 2004
Distribution
The first three described Epactionotus species are each endemic to a very limited geographic area along the Atlantic coast of southern Brazil.[1] E. bilineatus is endemic to the Rio Maquiné, the Rio Três Forquilhas and its tributaries in Rio Grande do Sul State, southern Brazil.[1] E. itaimbezinho is endemic to two localities in the upper reaches of the Rio Mampituba drainage, an isolated coastal stream situated along the border between Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina States, southern Brazil.[1] E. gracilis is endemic to the Araranguá River drainage, an isolated coastal drainage in southern Santa Catarina State.[1] E. yasi is only known from the arroyo Lobo, a tributary of the Iguazu River in Argentina.[2]
Description
These fish are small, none surpassing 4 centimetres (1.6 in) SL. The head have longitudinal light-colored stripe markings which may extend onto the body over a base green color.[1] The body is covered by bony plates except for a few areas.[1] E. yasi is differentiated from the other species by a vent completely covered by platelets.[2] The adipose fin is absent. The lips are small and round and form a suckermouth. Maxillary barbels are short. Odontodes are present on the head and trunk and are generally uniform in size and distribution.[1][2]
Ecology
The habitats of most of these species are similar. These fish are found in shallow, small rivers or creeks with bottom composed of rocks, loose stones, and gravel (and may also include sand and mud) and clear water with slow to moderate current.[1] Water is usually very cold in the austral (southern) winter. Grass or other vegetation is always present on the stream margins.[1] The fishes are usually found on leaves and stalks of marginal vegetation, frequently adhering by means of their pelvic fins.[1] E. yasi lives among terrestrial vegetation that falls into the water.[2]
References
Reis, Roberto E.; Schaefer, Scott A. (December 21, 1998). "New Cascudinhos from Southern Brazil: Systematics, Endemism, and Relationships (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Hypoptopomatinae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3254): 1–25.
Almirón, Adriana Edith; Azpelicueta, María de las Mercedes; Casciotta, Jorge Rafael. "A new species of Epactionotus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Otothyrini) from the río Iguazú basin, Argentina" (PDF). Zoologische Abhandlungen. Dresden. 54: 137–144. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-30.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Epactionotus in FishBase. June 2017 version.
Delapieve, M. L. S., Carvalho, T. P., & Reis, R. E. (2020). Species delimitation in a range‐restricted group of cascudinhos (Loricariidae: Epactionotus ) supports morphological and genetic differentiation across coastal rivers of southern Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, 97(6), 1748–1769. doi:10.1111/jfb.14538
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