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Priocharax nanus, a new miniature characid from the rio Negro, Amazon basin (Ostariophysi: Characiformes), with an updated list of miniature Neotropical freshwater fishes

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Author(s):
Toledo-Piza, Monica [1] ; Mattox, George M. T. [2] ; Britz, Ralf [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Biol, BR-18052780 Sorocaba, SP - Brazil
[3] Nat Hist Museum, Dept Zool, London SW7 5BD - England
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Neotropical Ichthyology; v. 12, n. 2, p. 229-246, APR-JUN 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 14
Abstract

Priocharax nanus, new species, is described from the rio Negro, Brazil. It is a miniature fish that retains as an adult the larval rayless pectoral fin, a diagnostic character of the genus. Priocharax nanus possesses fewer reductive features compared to congeners, P. ariel and P. pygmaeus, from which it can be distinguished by the presence of i,6 pelvic-fin rays (vs. i,5), the presence of the claustrum (vs. claustrum absent) and the presence of two postcleithra (vs. postcleithra absent). An updated list of 213 species of miniature Neotropical freshwater fishes is presented. The greatest diversity among them is represented by the Characiformes with 87 miniature species. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/13735-3 - Collecting, maintaining and preserving specimens of miniature fishes and obtaining ontogenetic series of fishes: the importance of these steps for ensuring successful results in studies of the process of miniaturization
Grantee:Mônica de Toledo-Piza Ragazzo
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
FAPESP's process: 12/01075-1 - Proposal of research internship abroad associated with the pos-doc project Phylogenetic Study of Priocharax Weitzman & Vari (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae) in the Ontogenetic Context: an Approach of the Miniaturization Process
Grantee:George Mendes Taliaferro Mattox
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
FAPESP's process: 11/50282-7 - An inventory of the Characiform fish fauna (Teleostei, Ostariophysi) from South America
Grantee:Naercio Aquino Menezes
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants