Two new species and a review of the inseminating freshwater fish genus Monotocheirodon (Characiformes: Characidae) from Peru and Bolivia
Pap. avulsos zool
; 53(10): 129-144, 2013.
Article
in English
| LILACS, VETINDEX
| ID: biblio-1486756
Responsible library:
BR68.1
Localization: BR68.1
ABSTRACT
Two new species of inseminating freshwater fishes of the genus Monotocheirodon, family Characidae, are described from Peru. Males and females of both new species have an external, visually obvious urogenital papilla that was not detected in the females in previous studies, with this longer in males, which use it as an inseminating organ. A third inseminating species from Bolivia, Monotocheirodon pearsoni, unstudied in any detail since its original description in 1942, is redescribed. This latter species lacks an inseminating. Monotocheirodon is redescribed, its phylogenetic relationships are briefly discussed and it is suggested that it is possibly related to the stevardiin genera Ceratobranchia, Ohonocheirodus, and Odontostoechus.
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Database:
LILACS
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VETINDEX
Main subject:
Species Specificity
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Classification
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Fishes
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Fresh Water
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Bolivia
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Peru
Language:
English
Journal:
Pap. avulsos zool
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
.Universidade Estadual Paulista/BR
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National Museum of Natural History/US
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR