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A new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Machado at Chapada dos Parecis, rio Madeira basin, Brazil

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Author(s):
Ohara, William M. [1] ; Marinho, Manoela M. F. [1]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Caixa Postal 42494, BR-04299970 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: Neotropical Ichthyology; v. 14, n. 1 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 5
Abstract

ABSTRACT A new species of Moenkhausia is described from the upper rio Machado at Chapada dos Parecis, rio Madeira basin, Rondônia State, Brazil. Among congeners, the new species is similar to Moenkhausia chlorophthalma, M. cotinho , M. lineomaculata , M. plumbea, and M. petymbuaba by having dark blotches on the anterior portion of the body scales, which are absent in the remaining species of the genus. The new speciesdiffers from aforementioned species by possessing blue eyes in life, 15-18 branched anal-fin rays, and a well-defined, round caudal-peduncle spot that does not reach the upper and lower margins of the caudal peduncle and does not extend to the tip of the middle caudal-fin rays. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/22473-8 - Endemism and biogeographic analysis of fishes from Madeira River basin
Grantee:Willian Massaharu Ohara
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 14/11911-7 - Heterochrony and miniaturization: a comparative study of ontogeny in the Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes)
Grantee:Manoela Maria Marinho Koh
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
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