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Description of a new species of Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from the tipper Paraguay basin, Central Brazil, with comments on its phylogenetic relationships

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Author(s):
Britzke, Ricardo [1, 2] ; Troy, Waldo P. [3] ; Oliveira, Claudio [1] ; Benine, Ricardo C. [4]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, IBB UNESP, Dept Morfol, R Prof Dr Antonio CW Zanin S-N, BR-18618689 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Tecn Machala, Unidad Acad Ciencias Agr, Km 41-2 Via Machala Pasaje, Machala 070150, El Oro - Ecuador
[3] Univ Estado Mato Grosso, Dept Ciencias Biol, Campus Tangara da Serra, BR-78300000 Tangara Da Serra, MT - Brazil
[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, IBB UNESP, R Prof Dr Antonio CW Zanin S-N, BR-18618689 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Neotropical Ichthyology; v. 16, n. 2 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

A new species of Moenkhausia is described from tributaries of the upper rio Sepotuba, Paraguay basin, Brazil. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of characters, including an inconspicuous oval-shaped vertically elongated humeral blotch, extending horizontally from third through five lateral-line scales, and vertically from third row above lateral line to first row below it. followed by a diffuse field of dark chromatophores in the flank, combined with a well-defined dark line at the base of the anal fin. Furthermore, the phylogenetic position of the new species is presented based on molecular data, showing a close relationship among species of Moenkhausia and Hemigrammus that have a well-defined dark line at the base of the anal fin. Until this moment, this species is only known from in the upper rio Sepotuba basin. (AU)

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
FAPESP's process: 14/26508-3 - Phylogeny of the hyperdiverse order Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi) using ultraconserved elements
Grantee:Claudio de Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 11/00269-4 - Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Apistogramma (Perciformes, Cichlidae) and phylogeography of the species Apistogramma agassizi
Grantee:Ricardo Britzke
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate