Two new Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) species from Central Amazon basin, Brazil

Author(s)

Moreira, Cristiano R. ; Lima, Flavio C. T.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4318, n. 1, p. 123-134, SEP 6 2017.
• Web of Science Citations: 5

Abstract

Two new species of Hyphessobrycon, H. ericae and H. wosiackii, are described from the Amazon basin, Brazil. Both new species are distinguished from congeners by the coloration, composed by one humeral blotch merging with an anterior dark band restricted to the anterior portion of the body and the presence of a caudal peduncle blotch. Hyphessobrycon ericae is distinguished from H. wosiackii by presenting a humeral spot vertically elongated, with an overall appearance of an arrow, instead of an anteriorly rounded humeral spot. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/20936-0 - Systematics of tetras (genera Hemigrammus, Hyphessobrycon, Thayeria, Parapristella e Bryconella), with emphasis on the species from northern cis-Andean South America
• Grantee: Flávio César Thadeo de Lima
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Young Researchers
• FAPESP's process: 11/51532-7 - Systematics of tetras (genera Hemigrammus, Hyphessobrycon, Thayeria, Parapristella, and Bryconella), with emphasis on the species from the northern cis-andean South America.
• Grantee: Flávio César Thadeo de Lima
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants