| Author(s): |
Benine, R. C.
;
Vari, R. P.
;
Dardis, G. Z. P.
[3]
Total Authors: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington; v. 117, n. 3, p. 353-359, out. 2004. |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Zoology |
| Abstract | |
Tetragonopterus lemniscatus, a new species of characid characiform, is described from the Corantijn river basin western Suriname. The species is readly distinguished from its congeners (T. argenteus, T. chalceus) by the presence of dark, longitudinal stripes positioned between adjacent scale rows of the lateral surface of the body. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 00/01920-6 - Phylogenetic analysis of the Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903 (Characiformes: Characidae) with the revision of the taxons of the Alto Rio Paraná |
| Grantee: | Ricardo Cardoso Benine |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |