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New species of moenkhausia eigenmann (Ostariophysi: Characidae) from the upper rio Tocantins basin in central Brazil
Bertaco, Vinicius A; Jerep, Fernando C; Carvalho, Fernando R.
  • Bertaco, Vinicius A; s.af
  • Jerep, Fernando C; s.af
  • Carvalho, Fernando R; s.af
Neotrop. ichthyol ; 9(1): 57-63, Mar. 2011. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-583969
RESUMO
Moenkhausia dasalmas é descrita da bacia do alto rio Tocantins, Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brasil Central. A espécie nova difere de todas as suas congêneres pela presença de iii,9 raios na nadadeira dorsal. Ela também se distingue das suas congêneres por apresentar duas manchas umerais (a primeira verticalmente alongada e a segunda tênue), 17-19 raios ramificados na nadadeira anal, 36-37 escamas na linha lateral, quatro a cinco dentes no maxilar e uma mancha vertical e escura no final do pedúnculo caudal.
ABSTRACT
Moenkhausia dasalmas is described from the upper rio Tocantins basin, in the Chapada dos Veadeiros region, Goiás State, Central Brazil. The new species differs from all congeners by the presence of iii,9 rays in the dorsal fin. It can also be distinguished from its congeners by the presence of two humeral spots (first one vertically elongate and second one faint), by the number of branched anal-fin rays (17-19), lateral line scales (36-37), maxillary teeth (4-5), and a vertical dark spot in the caudal peduncle end.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Gene Transfer, Horizontal / Fishes Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Neotrop. ichthyol Journal subject: Biology / Molecular Biology / Physiology / Genetics / Environmental Health / ZOOLOGIA Year: 2011 Type: Article / Project document

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Gene Transfer, Horizontal / Fishes Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Neotrop. ichthyol Journal subject: Biology / Molecular Biology / Physiology / Genetics / Environmental Health / ZOOLOGIA Year: 2011 Type: Article / Project document