An inventory of the Characiform fish fauna (Teleostei, Ostariophysi) from South America

• Grant number: 11/50282-7
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
• Start date: August 01, 2011
• End date: July 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Naercio Aquino Menezes
• Grantee: Naercio Aquino Menezes
• Host Institution: Museu de Zoologia (MZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 15/01972-1 - Phylogenetic analysis of Moenkhausia jamesi species complex (sensu Petrolli & Benine) (Characiformes, Characidae), BP.MS; 13/24729-0 - Taxonomic revision of populations of Moenkhausia jamesi Eigenmann, 1908 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae), BP.IC; 12/00840-6 - Speciation and biogeography in the genera Glandulocauda Eigenmann and Mimagoniates Regan (Characiformes: Characidae: Glandulocaudinae), BP.DR; 12/01263-2 - Evolution of secondary sexual characters in Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes), BP.DR

Abstract

The project SACI (South American Characiformes Inventory) focus on the taxonomic study of the Characiform and aims at the production of identification guides, atlases, catalogues and checklists of species, and phylogenetic studies of higher-level relationships among characiforms based on material already available in fish collections of participant institutions as well as representative samples from poorly collected regions to be added to permanent collections. In phylogenetic studies both morphological and molecular data will be used. A project website and a system of electronic mail will be created and will continue after the project end for dissemination of data and products and will enable the continuous communication among the participant taxonomists. The project will make possible and stimulate the continuous inventory of South American freshwater fishes through contact of the participants with other Brazilian and foreign taxonomists. Master, doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships will provide training for students, a most important issue within the project. Students and researchers engaged in graduate and postdoctoral programs will work with senior taxonomists in the field and museum laboratories thus largely increasing their knowledge in taxonomy and systematics. To know the species and higher-level relationships of a large and widely distributed clade as Characiformes, will open research opportunities in evolution, ecology, and organismal biology. The research will encompass studies in systematics, phylogeny, historical biogeography and comparative biology. Degradation of aquatic ecosystems in South America is enormous and aquatic species are among the most threatened. Conservation biologists and fishery managers depend on accurate taxonomic work and up dated information on specimens deposited in collections for determination of priority areas for protection and establishment of management programs. In addition, the project will provide a considerable progress in taxonomic knowledge of the group and the opportunity to improve museum collection data through the work of characiform experts. (AU)

Scientific publications

(90)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MANOELA M. F. MARINHO; JOSÉ L. O. BIRINDELLI. Redescription of Astyanax multidensEigenmann, 1908 (Characiformes: Characidae), a small characid of the Brazilian Amazon. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 11, n. 1, p. 45-54, 2013-03-00. (09/15075-0, 11/50282-7)

GUSTAVO A. BALLEN; MURILO N. L. PASTANA; LUIZ A. W. PEIXOTO. A new species of Farlowella (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) of the F. nattereri species-group from the rio Xingu basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil, with comments on Farlowella jauruensis , a poorly-known species from the upper rio Paraguai basin. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 14, n. 3, 2016-09-30. (11/50282-7, 13/09926-3, 15/24709-4, 16/02253-1)

MENEZES, NAERCIO A.; DE LUCENA, CARLOS ALBERTO S.. A taxonomic review of the species of Charax Scopoli, 1777 (Teleostei: Characidae: Characinae) with description of a new species from the rio Negro bearing superficial neuromasts on body scales, Amazon basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 193-228, Abr. 2014. (11/50282-7)

FERNANDO R. CARVALHO; GUILHERME C. DE JESUS; FRANCISCO LANGEANI. Redescription of Hyphessobrycon flammeusMyers, 1924 (Ostariophysi: Characidae), a threatened species from Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 247-256, 2014-06-00. (11/50282-7, 12/06846-6)

MELO, BRUNO F.; BENINE, RICARDO C.; SILVA, GABRIEL S. C.; AVELINO, GLEISY S.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. Molecular phylogeny of the Neotropical fish genus Tetragonopterus (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, v. 94, n. B, p. 709-717, JAN 2016. (12/01622-2, 11/50282-7, 10/17009-2, 11/08374-1, 04/09219-6)

DAGOSTA, FERNANDO C. P.; DE PINNA, MARIO C. C.. A history of the biogeography of Amazonian fishes. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 16, n. 3, 2018. (11/50282-7, 16/07246-3, 11/23419-1)

DATOVO, ALESSIO; UCHOA DE AQUINO, PEDRO DE PODESTA; LANGEANI, FRANCISCO. A new species of Ituglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Tocantins and Paranaiba river basins, central Brazil, with remarks on the systematics of the genus. Zootaxa, v. 4171, n. 3, p. 439-458, SEP 29 2016. (12/23224-9, 10/18984-9, 11/50282-7)

OHARA, WILLIAN MASSAHARU; TENCATT, LUIZ F. C.; BRITTO, MARCELO R.. Wrapped in flames: Corydoras hephaestus, a new remarkably colored species from the Rio Madeira basin (Teleostei: Callichthyidae). Zootaxa, v. 4170, n. 3, p. 539-552, SEP 26 2016. (13/22473-8, 11/50282-7)

CAMELIER, PRISCILA; ZANATA, ANGELA M.. Biogeography of freshwater fishes from the Northeastern Mata Atlântica freshwater ecoregion: distribution, endemism, and area relationships. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 4, p. 683-698, OCT-DEC 2014. (11/50282-7)

NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE LUIZ; VARI, RICHARD P.. A New Highly Modified Species of Creagrutus (Characidae: Stevardiinae) Apparently Mimetic of Prodontocharax. Copeia, v. 105, n. 2, p. 368-374, JUL 2017. (06/04161-5, 10/19088-7, 11/50282-7)

DUTRA, G. M.; MELO, B. F.; NETTO-FERREIRA, A. L.. A new species of Curimatopsis Steindachner (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Rio Nhamunda, Amazon basin. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 92, n. 2, p. 515-522, FEB 2018. (16/11313-8, 11/50282-7, 09/54931-0)

OHARA, W. M.; ABRAHAO, V. P.; ESPINDOLA, V. C.. Hyphessobrycon platyodus (Teleostei: Characiformes), a new species from the Rio Madeira basin, Brazil, with comments on how multicuspid teeth relate to feeding habits in Characidae. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 91, n. 3, p. 835-850, SEP 2017. (13/22473-8, 14/11397-1, 11/50282-7)

MELO, BRUNO F.; OCHOA, LUZ E.; VARI, RICHARD P.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. Cryptic species in the Neotropical fish genus Curimatopsis (Teleostei, Characiformes). ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA, v. 45, n. 6, p. 650-658, NOV 2016. (14/06853-8, 10/17009-2, 13/16436-2, 11/50282-7, 11/08374-1)

RIBEIRO, ALEXANDRE CUNHA; MENEZES, NAERCIO AQUINO. Phylogenetic relationships of the species and biogeography of the characid genus Oligosarcus Gunther, 1864 (Ostariophysi, Characiformes, Characidae). Zootaxa, v. 3949, n. 1, p. 41-81, APR 23 2015. (11/50282-7)

BENINE, RICARDO C.; MELO, BRUNO F.; CASTRO, RICARDO M. C.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. Taxonomic revision and molecular phylogeny of Gymnocorymbus Eigenmann, 1908 (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae). Zootaxa, v. 3956, n. 1, p. 1-28, MAY 7 2015. (04/09219-6, 11/08374-1, 11/50282-7)

THIAGO N. A. PEREIRA; RICARDO M. C. CASTRO. The brain of Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850) (Teleostei: Characiformes: Bryconidae): gross morphology and phylogenetic considerations. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 14, n. 3, 2016-09-15. (04/09219-6, 11/50282-7)

DAGOSTA, FERNANDO C. P.; MARINHO, MANOELA M. F.. A new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Arinos basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 14, n. 2, 2016. (11/23419-1, 14/11911-7, 11/50282-7)

BALLEN, GUSTAVO A.; PASTANA, MURILO N. L.; PEIXOTO, LUIZ A. W.. A new species of Farlowella (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) of the F. nattereri species-group from the rio Xingu basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil, with comments on Farlowella jauruensis, a poorly-known species from the upper rio Paraguai basin. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 14, n. 3, 2016. (11/50282-7, 14/11558-5, 15/24709-4, 16/02253-1, 13/09926-3)

MENEZES, NAERCIO AQUINO; RIBEIRO, ALEXANDRE CUNHA. A new species of the lowland Oligosarcus Günther species group (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 13, n. 3, p. 541-545, JUL-SEP 2015. (11/50282-7)

ZANATA, ANGELA M.; OHARA, WILLIAN M.. A new species of Characidium Reinhardt (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from headwaters of rio Pacaas Novos, rio Madeira basin, Rondonia, Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 4021, n. 2, p. 368-376, SEP 25 2015. (13/22473-8, 11/50282-7)

MENDONCA, MARINA B.; NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE L.. New species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Rio Tapajos and Rio Xingu drainages, Para, Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 4021, n. 1, p. 187-194, SEP 24 2015. (10/19088-7, 11/50282-7)

PAIVA DAGOSTA, FERNANDO CESAR; DE LIMA PASTANA, MURILO NOGUEIRA. New species of Creagrutus Gunther (Characiformes: Characidae) from rio Tapajos basin, Brazil, with comments on its phylogenetic position. Zootaxa, v. 3765, n. 6, p. 571-582, FEB 21 2014. (12/22685-2, 11/50282-7, 09/54931-0, 11/23419-1)

NETTO-FERREIRA, A. L.; BIRINDELLI, J. L. O.; SOUSA, L. M.; MENEZES, N. A.. A new species of Rhinopetitia Gery 1964 ( Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) from the Rio Teles Pires, Rio Tapajos basin, Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 84, n. 5, p. 1539-1550, MAY 2014. (06/04162-1, 10/19088-7, 11/50282-7)

NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE L.; BIRINDELLI, JOSE L. O.; BUCKUP, PAULO A.. A new miniature species of Characidium Reinhardt (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the headwaters of the rio Araguaia, Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 3664, n. 3, p. 361-368, MAY 27 2013. (10/19088-7, 11/50282-7)

MANOELA M. F. MARINHO; FERNANDO C. P. DAGOSTA; JOSÉ L. O. BIRINDELLI. Hemigrammus ataktos: a new species from the rio Tocantins basin, central Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 257-264, 2014-06-00. (09/15075-0, 11/50282-7, 11/23419-1)

NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE L.. Three new species of Lebiasina (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) from the Brazilian shield border at Serra do Cachimbo, Pará, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 10, n. 3, p. 487-498, JUL-SEP 2012. (06/04161-5, 10/19088-7, 11/50282-7)

BIRINDELLI, J. L. O.; BRITSKI, H. A.. Two new species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Brazilian Amazon, and redescription of Leporinus striatus Kner 1858. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 83, n. 5, p. 1128-1160, NOV 2013. (11/50282-7)

MANOELA M. F. MARINHO; DOUGLAS A. BASTOS; NAÉRCIO A. MENEZES. New species of miniature fish from Marajó Island, Pará, Brazil, with comments on its relationships (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 11, n. 4, p. 739-746, 2013-00-00. (11/50282-7)

NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE LUIZ; OLIVAN BIRINDELLI, JOSE LUIS; DE SOUSA, LEANDRO MELO; MARIGUELA, TATIANE CASAGRANDE; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. A New Miniature Characid (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), with Phylogenetic Position Inferred from Morphological and Molecular Data. PLoS One, v. 8, n. 1, JAN 2 2013. (11/50282-7, 10/17009-2, 10/19088-7, 10/17999-2)

RAMIREZ, JORGE L.; BIRINDELLI, JOSE L. O.; GALETTI, JR., PEDRO M.. A new genus of Anostomidae (Ostariophysi: Characiformes): Diversity, phylogeny and biogeography based on cytogenetic, molecular and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, v. 107, p. 308-323, FEB 2017. (11/21836-4, 10/52315-7, 11/50282-7)

MARINA BARREIRA MENDONÇA; LUIZ ANTÔNIO WANDERLEY PEIXOTO; GUILHERME MOREIRA DUTRA; ANDRÉ LUIZ NETTO-FERREIRA. A new miniature of Xenurobryconini (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Tapajós basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 14, n. 1, 2016-03-30. (13/09926-3, 11/50282-7)

OHARA, WILLIAM M.; MARINHO, MANOELA M. F.. A new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Machado at Chapada dos Parecis, rio Madeira basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 14, n. 1, 2016. (13/22473-8, 14/11911-7, 11/50282-7)

PETROLLI, MARINA G.; AZEVEDO-SANTOS, VALTER M.; BENINE, RICARDO C.. Moenkhausia venerei (Characiformes: Characidae), a new species from the rio Araguaia, Central Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 4105, n. 2, p. 159-170, APR 20 2016. (11/50282-7, 15/01972-1)

CAMELIER, P.; DAGOSTA, F. C. P.; MARINHO, M. M. F.. New remarkable sexually dimorphic miniature species of Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper Rio Tapajos basin. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 92, n. 4, p. 1149-1162, APR 2018. (11/23419-1, 16/03966-1, 11/50282-7, 14/11911-7, 16/07246-3, 12/00840-6)

NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE L.; MOREIRA, CRISTIANO R.. New species of Creagrutus (Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae) from the Rio Xingu drainage, Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 4375, n. 2, p. 250-256, JAN 24 2018. (11/50282-7)

PRISCILA CAMELIER; NAÉRCIO AQUINO MENEZES; GUILHERME JOSÉ COSTA-SILVA; CLAUDIO OLIVEIRA. Molecular phylogeny and biogeographic history of the Neotropical tribe Glandulocaudini (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae). Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 16, n. 1, 2018-03-26. (12/00840-6, 16/03966-1, 14/26508-3, 11/50282-7)

CAMELIER, PRISCILA; MENEZES, NAERCIO AQUINO; COSTA-SILVA, GUILHERME JOSE; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. Molecular and morphological data of the freshwater fish Glandulocauda melanopleura (Characiformes: Characidae) provide evidences of river captures and local differentiation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. PLoS One, v. 13, n. 3, MAR 26 2018. (12/00840-6, 16/03966-1, 14/26508-3, 11/50282-7)

MARINA VIANNA LOEB; WILLIAN MASSAHARU OHARA. Fish fauna of moderate altitude from first order stream in upper Rio Machado, Rondônia, Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo), v. 62, 2022-06-15. (16/19075-9, 18/10654-1, 11/50282-7, 13/22473-8)

BIRINDELLI, JOSE L. O.; BRITSKI, HERALDO A.; RAMIREZ, JORGE L.. A new endangered species of Megaleporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Rio de Contas basin, eastern Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 96, n. 6, p. 1349-1359, JUN 2020. (11/50282-7)

DUTRA, GUILHERME MOREIRA; PEIXOTO, LUIZ ANTONIO WANDERLEY; OCHOA, LUZ ENEIDA; OHARA, WILLIAN MASSAHARU; DE SANTANA, CARLOS DAVID; MENEZES, NAERCIO AQUINO; DATOVO, ALESSIO. A new species of Amazonian bluntnose knifefish Brachyhypopomus (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae), with comments on its phylogenetic position. SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY, v. 19, n. 4, JAN 2021. (18/05084-1, 18/23883-9, 16/19075-9, 18/09445-9, 11/50282-7)

MEZA-VARGAS, VANESSA; CALEGARI, BARBARA B.; LUJAN, NATHAN K.; BALLEN, GUSTAVO A.; OYAKAWA, OSVALDO T.; SOUSA, LEANDRO M.; PY-DANIEL, LUCIA RAPP; REIS, ROBERTO E.. A New Species of Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) Expands the Distribution of Rubbernose Plecos Eastward into the Lower Amazon Basin of Brazil. ICHTHYOLOGY AND HERPETOLOGY, v. 110, n. 2, p. 14-pg., 2022-07-01. (14/11558-5, 16/02253-1, 11/50282-7)

MELO, BRUNO F.; BENINE, RICARDO C.; SILVA, GABRIEL S. C.; AVELINO, GLEISY S.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. Molecular phylogeny of the Neotropical fish genus Tetragonopterus (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, v. 94, p. 9-pg., 2016-01-01. (04/09219-6, 10/17009-2, 11/50282-7, 12/01622-2, 11/08374-1)

DATOVO, ALESSIO; VARI, RICHARD P.. The adductor mandibulae muscle complex in lower teleostean fishes (Osteichthyes: Actinopterygii): comparative anatomy, synonymy, and phylogenetic implications. ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. 171, n. 3, p. 69-pg., 2014-07-01. (09/54931-0, 10/18984-9, 04/09219-6, 11/50282-7)

DATOVO, ALESSIO; VARI, RICHARD P.. The adductor mandibulae muscle complex in lower teleostean fishes (Osteichthyes: Actinopterygii): comparative anatomy, synonymy, and phylogenetic implications. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 171, n. 3, p. 554-622, JUL 2014. (09/54931-0, 11/50282-7, 04/09219-6, 10/18984-9)

BIRINDELLI, JOSE L. O.; PEIXOTO, LUIZ A. W.; WOSIACKI, WOLMAR B.; BRITSKI, HERALDO A.. New Species of Hypomasticus Borodin, 1929 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from Tributaries of the Lower Rio Amazonas, Brazil. Copeia, n. 3, p. 464-469, SEP 27 2013. (11/50282-7)

RICARDO BRITZKE; WALDO P. TROY; CLAUDIO OLIVEIRA; RICARDO C. BENINE. Description of a new species of Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper Paraguay basin, Central Brazil, with comments on its phylogenetic relationships. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 16, n. 2, 2018-07-16. (14/26508-3, 11/00269-4, 11/50282-7)

CARVALHO, FERNANDO R.; DE JESUS, GUILHERME C.; LANGEANI, FRANCISCO. Redescription of Hyphessobrycon flammeus Myers, 1924 (Ostariophysi: Characidae), a threatened species from Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 247-256, Abr. 2014. (11/50282-7, 12/06846-6)

NAÉRCIO A. MENEZES; CARLOS ALBERTO S. DE LUCENA. A taxonomic review of the species of CharaxScopoli, 1777 (Teleostei: Characidae: Characinae) with description of a new species from the rio Negro bearing superficial neuromasts on body scales, Amazon basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 193-228, 2014-06-00. (11/50282-7)

NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE L.; MARINHO, MANOELA M. F.. New species of Pyrrhulina (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) from the Brazilian Shield, with comments on a putative monophyletic group of species in the genus. Zootaxa, v. 3664, n. 3, p. 369-376, MAY 27 2013. (09/15075-0, 10/19088-7, 11/50282-7)

FERNANDO C. P. DAGOSTA; MANOELA M. F. MARINHO; PRISCILA CAMELIER. A new species of Hyphessobrycon Durbin (Characiformes: Characidae) from the middle rio São Francisco and upper and middle rio Tocantins basins, Brazil, with comments on its biogeographic history. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 365-375, 2014-06-00. (12/00840-6, 11/50282-7, 11/23419-1)

ANGELA M. ZANATA; PRISCILA CAMELIER. A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from small coastal drainages in northeastern Brazil, with remarks on the pseudotympanum of some species of the genus. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 333-342, 2014-06-00. (11/50282-7)

THIAGO N. A. PEREIRA; RICARDO M. C. CASTRO. A new species of Utiaritichthys Miranda Ribeiro (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from the Serra dos Parecis, Tapajós drainage. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 397-402, 2014-06-00. (04/09219-6, 11/50282-7)

VICTOR GIOVANNETTI; MÔNICA TOLEDO-PIZA; NAÉRCIO A. MENEZES. Taxonomic revision of Galeocharax (Characiformes: Characidae: Characinae). Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 15, n. 1, 2017-03-23. (11/50282-7)

BIRINDELLI, JOSE L. O.; TEIXEIRA, TULIO F.; BRITSKI, HERALDO A.. Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1929 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from tributaries of the lower Amazon basin in Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 4178, n. 1, p. 97-115, OCT 21 2016. (12/01263-2, 11/50282-7)

VARELLA, H. R.; ZUANON, J.; KULLANDER, S. O.; LOPEZ-FERNANDEZ, H.. Teleocichla preta, a new species of cichlid from the Rio Xingu Basin in Brazil (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Journal of Fish Biology, v. 89, n. 3, p. 1551-1569, SEP 2016. (11/06609-1, 13/17056-9, 11/14630-0, 11/50282-7)

OHARA, WILLIAN MASSAHARU; LIMA, FLAVIO C. T.. Moenkhausia uirapuru, a new species from the upper rio Guapore, Chapada dos Parecis, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Teleostei: Characidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, v. 26, n. 2, p. 159-170, OCT 2015. (13/20936-0, 13/22473-8, 11/51532-7, 11/50282-7)

TOLEDO-PIZA, MONICA; MATTOX, GEORGE M. T.; BRITZ, RALF. Priocharax nanus, a new miniature characid from the rio Negro, Amazon basin (Ostariophysi: Characiformes), with an updated list of miniature Neotropical freshwater fishes. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 229-246, APR-JUN 2014. (11/13735-3, 12/01075-1, 11/50282-7)

MICHAEL D. BURNS; MARCUS CHATFIELD; JOSÉ L. O. BIRINDELLI; BRIAN L. SIDLAUSKAS. Systematic assessment of the Leporinus desmotes species complex, with a description of two new species. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 15, n. 2, 2017-07-03. (11/50282-7)

ZANATA, ANGELA M.; CAMELIER, PRISCILA. Two new species of Characidium Reinhardt (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from northeastern Brazilian coastal drainages. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 13, n. 3, p. 487-498, JUL-SEP 2015. (12/00840-6, 11/50282-7)

ESGUICERO, ANDRE L. H.; CASTRO, RICARDO M. C.. Knodus figueiredoi, a new characid from the Rio das Garcas, upper Rio Araguaia basin, Brazil, with comments on the taxonomic limits of the genera Knodus and Bryconamericus (Teleostei: Characidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, v. 25, n. 1, p. 39-48, AUG 2014. (11/50282-7, 09/54931-0)

DAGOSTA, FERNANDO C. P.; MARINHO, MANOELA M. F.; BENINE, RICARDO C.. A new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Juruena basin, Central Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 4032, n. 4, p. 417-425, OCT 19 2015. (12/00840-6, 11/50282-7, 09/15075-0, 11/23419-1)

WILLIAN MASSAHARU OHARA; MARINA VIANNA LOEB. Ictiofauna do alto rio Juruena na Chapada dos Parecis, Mato Grosso, Brasil. Biota Neotropica, v. 16, n. 4, 2016-10-31. (11/06830-0, 11/50282-7, 13/22473-8)

VARI, RICHARD P.; MELO, BRUNO F.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. Protocheirodon, a new genus of Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes) with the redescription of the poorly known Protocheirodon pi. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 14, n. 2, 2016. (11/08374-1, 11/50282-7)

NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE L.; LOPEZ-FERNANDEZ, HERNAN; TAPHORN, DONALD C.; LIVERPOOL, ELFORD A.. New species of Lebiasina (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) from the upper Mazaruni River drainage, Guyana. Zootaxa, v. 3652, n. 5, p. 562-568, MAY 21 2013. (06/04161-5, 10/19088-7, 11/50282-7)

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BRITSKI, HERALDO A.; BIRINDELLI, JOSE L. O.. Redescription of Leporinus altipinnis, a senior synonym of L. falcipinnis, and comments on L. holostictus (Characiformes: Anostomidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, v. 27, n. 1, p. 25-40, APR 2016. (11/50282-7)

BRITZKE, RICARDO; TROY, WALDO P.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO; BENINE, RICARDO C.. Description of a new species of Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from the tipper Paraguay basin, Central Brazil, with comments on its phylogenetic relationships. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 16, n. 2, 2018. (11/50282-7, 14/26508-3, 11/00269-4)

LIMA, FLAVIO C. T.; BRITTO, MARCELO R.. A new Corydoras (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with an unusual sexual dimorphism from the rio Juruena basin, Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 4742, n. 3, p. 518-530, FEB 21 2020. (11/50282-7, 13/20936-0, 11/51532-7)

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VARELLA, HENRIQUE R.; MOREIRA, CRISTIANO R.. Teleocichla wajapi, a new species of cichlid from the rio Jari, Brazil, with comments on T. centrarchus Kullander, 1988 (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa, v. 3641, n. 2, p. 177-187, APR 23 2013. (11/06609-1, 11/14630-0, 11/50282-7)

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MATTOX, GEORGE M. T.; BRITZ, RALF; TOLEDO-PIZA, MONICA. Osteology of Priocharax and Remarkable Developmental Truncation in a Miniature Amazonian Fish (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Journal of Morphology, v. 277, n. 1, p. 65-85, JAN 2016. (11/50282-7, 11/13735-3, 12/01075-1)

TEIXEIRA, T. F.; NETTO-FERREIRA, A. L.; BIRINDELLI, J. L. O.; SOUSA, L. M.. Two new species of Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from the headwaters of the Tapajos and Xingu River basins, Para, Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 88, n. 2, p. 459-476, FEB 2016. (12/01263-2, 11/50282-7, 10/19088-7, 06/04162-1)

MENEZES, NAERCIO A.; NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE L.. A systematic review of Rhinopetitia Gery (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae) with descriptions of four new species and redescription of R. myersi Gery. Zootaxa, v. 4700, n. 1, p. 59-86, NOV 18 2019. (11/50282-7)

CARINE CAVALCANTE CHAMON; JANE PITON SERRA; PRISCILA CAMELIER; ANGELA MARIA ZANATA; ILANA FICHBERG; MANOELA MARIA FERREIRA MARINHO. Construindo conhecimento para salvar espécies: 20 anos de estudos ictiológicos na bacia do rio Tocantins-Araguaia. Biota Neotropica, v. 22, n. 2, 2022-06-13. (17/09321-5, 16/19075-9, 11/50282-7)

MATHUBARA, KLEBER; TOLEDO-PIZA, MONICA. Taxonomic study of Moenkhausia cotinho Eigenmann, 1908 and Hemigrammus newboldi (Fernandez-Yepez, 1949) with the description of two new species of Moenkhausia (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Zootaxa, v. 4852, n. 1, p. 40-pg., 2020-09-14. (11/50282-7)

CARVALHO, FERNANDO R.; DE JESUS, GUILHERME C.; LANGEANI, FRANCISCO. Redescription of Hyphessobrycon flammeus Myers, 1924 (Ostariophysi: Characidae), a threatened species from Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 10-pg., 2014-04-01. (12/06846-6, 11/50282-7)

MENEZES, NAERCIO A.; DE LUCENA, CARLOS ALBERTO S.. A taxonomic review of the species of Charax Scopoli, 1777 (Teleostei: Characidae: Characinae) with description of a new species from the rio Negro bearing superficial neuromasts on body scales, Amazon basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 36-pg., 2014-04-01. (11/50282-7)

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SLOBODIAN, VERONICA; PASTANA, MURILO N. L.. Description of a new Pimelodella (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) species with a discussion on the upper pectoral girdle homology of Siluriformes. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 93, n. 5, p. 901-916, NOV 2018. (11/50282-7, 15/26804-4, 12/22685-2, 16/19075-9, 13/18623-4, 16/01073-0, 13/26548-2)

MENEZES, NAERCIO A.; MARINHO, MANOELA M. F.. A new species of Knodus Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae) with comments on nuptial tubercles and gill gland in characiform fishes. PLoS One, v. 14, n. 7, JUL 10 2019. (16/19075-9, 17/09321-5, 11/50282-7)

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PASTANA, MURILO N. L.; OHARA, WILLIAN M.. A new species of Hyphessobrycon Durbin (Characiformes: Characidae) from rio Aripuana, rio Madeira basin, Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 4161, n. 3, p. 386-398, SEP 6 2016. (11/50282-7, 13/22473-8, 12/22685-2)

CAIRES, RODRIGO A.; TOLEDO-PIZA, MONICA. A New Species of Miniature Fish of the Genus Microphilypnus Myers, 1927 (Gobioidei: Eleotridae) from the Upper Rio Negro Basin, Amazonas, Brazil. Copeia, v. 106, n. 1, p. 49-55, MAR 2018. (11/13735-3, 11/50282-7)

JEREP, FERNANDO C.; DAGOSTA, FERNANDO C. P.; OHARA, WILLIAN M.. A New Miniature Species of Serrapinnus (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Upper Rio Araguaia, Brazil. Copeia, v. 106, n. 1, p. 180-187, MAR 2018. (11/50282-7, 13/22473-8, 11/23419-1, 16/07246-3)

OHARA, WILLIAN M.; JEREP, FERNADO C.; CAVALLARO, MARCEL R.. A new species of Microschemobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from Rio Xingu basin, Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 4576, n. 2, p. 326-336, APR 2 2019. (11/50282-7, 13/22473-8)

BIRINDELLI, JOSE L. O.; PEIXOTO, LUIZ A. W.; WOSIACKI, WOLMAR B.; BRITSKI, HERALDO A.. New Species of Hypomasticus Borodin, 1929 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from Tributaries of the Lower Rio Amazonas, Brazil. Copeia, v. N/A, n. 3, p. 6-pg., 2013-09-27. (11/50282-7)