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A new species of leaffish Polycentrus Müller & Troschel, 1849 (Percomorpha: Polycentridae) from the rio Negro, Brazil
Coutinho, Daniel Pires; Wosiacki, Wolmar Benjamin.
  • Coutinho, Daniel Pires; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Bom Jesus. BR
  • Wosiacki, Wolmar Benjamin; Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Belém. BR
Neotrop. ichthyol ; 12(4): 747-753, Oct-Dec/2014. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-732623
ABSTRACT
A new species of Polycentrus is described from the rio Negro, in Brazil. It is distinguished from P. schomburgkii by the presence of two dark postocular and one subocular band, all smaller than orbital diameter, blunt snout, isognathous mouth, reduction of the serrations on the lower edge of the lacrimal-spines ranging from zero to two tiny spines at the posterior end, intensely serrated edge of the interopercle, fully serrated posterior edge of the vertical arm of the preopercle, presence of five pungent opercular spines, subopercle broadly serrated along most of its posterior ventral edge, presence of serrations dorsally on the posterior margin of the cleithrum, fourth ray of pectoral fin reaching the vertical through the anal-fin origin, 19-21 predorsal scales, 19-20 scales on dorsal-fin base, 12-14 scales on anal-fin base, and absence of a median opercular blotch.
RESUMO
Uma nova espécie de Polycentrus é descrita do rio Negro, Brasil. Distingue-se de P. schomburgkii por duas bandas postoculares escuras e uma banda subocular menores do que o diâmetro do olho, focinho pontudo, boca isognata, cinco espinhos operculares pungentes, borda posterior do braço vertical do pré-opérculo totalmente serrilhada, serrilhas ausente na borda inferior do lacrimal ou duas pequenas serrilhas na margem posterior, subopercular amplamente serrilhada ao longo da borda, cleitro com serrilhas na margem posterior do processo dorsal, interopercular com borda amplamente serrilhada, quarto raio da nadadeira peitoral atingindo a vertical de origem da nadadeira anal, 19-20 escamas na base da nadadeira dorsal, 12-14 escamas na base de nadadeira anal, 19-21 escamas pré-dorsais e ausência de mancha opercular.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Perciformes / Classification / 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: 2014 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi/BR / Universidade Federal do Piauí/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Perciformes / Classification / 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: 2014 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi/BR / Universidade Federal do Piauí/BR