Hyphessobrycon Durbin (Characiformes: Characidae) in the Upper Rio Paraná Basin: t...
| Grant number: | 12/06846-6 |
| Support type: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |
| Effective date (Start): | September 01, 2012 |
| Effective date (End): | August 31, 2013 |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Zoology |
| Principal Investigator: | Fernando Rogério de Carvalho |
| Grantee: | Guilherme Capel de Jesus |
| Home Institution: | Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas (IBILCE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São José do Rio Preto. São José do Rio Preto , SP, Brazil |
Abstract Hyphessobrycon Durbin is a rich genera in species of Characidae, with several of them described nearly a century ago, with little taxonomic information available today. Hyphessobrycon flammeus Myers is a small Hyphessobrycon this situation. Moreover, it is a species of freshwater fish in Brazil's endangered, requiring therefore a more accurate knowledge of their taxonomic identity, and also a updated of the geographic distribution of populations. An analysis of the taxonomy of this species, by morphometry, meristic, and general morphology, seeking information about the distribution of their populations is of fundamental importance for the establishment of public policies aimed at conservation of this taxon, as recommended in guidelines for conservation and restoration biodiversity in the São Paulo State. | |