Cyanogaster noctivaga
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| Cyanogaster noctivaga | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Cyanogaster |
| Species: | C. noctivaga |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyanogaster noctivaga | |
Cyanogaster noctivaga is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. This species is found in the Rio Negro, Brazil.[2] Its scientific name translates as the blue-bellied night wanderer, referring to its unique appearance and nocturnal habits.[3] It was first described in 2013, having been discovered in October 2011 on a scientific expedition organised by the University of São Paulo, Brazil.[4]
Cyanogaster noctivaga was first formally described in 2013 by the Brazilian ichthyologists George Mendes Taliaferro Mattox, Ralf Britz, Mônica de Toledo-Piza Ragazzo and Manoela Maria Ferreira Marinho, with its type locality given as "Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, rock plateau along Rio Negro, near the mouth of Río Urubaxi, 0°35'05.3"S, 64°49'12.2"W, Amazonas".[5] The genus Cyanogaster is classified within the subfamily Aphyocharacinae,[6] the glass characins, which is part of the family Characidae within the suborder Characoidei of the order Characiformes.[7]