Advanced search
Start date
Betweenand
(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

A new genus and two new species of Stevardiinae (Characiformes: Characidae) with a hypothesis on their relationships based on morphological and histological data

Full text
Author(s):
Ferreira, Katiane M. [1] ; Menezes, Naercio A. [1] ; Quagio-Grassioto, Irani [2]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Lab Ictiol, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Morfol, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Neotropical Ichthyology; v. 9, n. 2, p. 281-298, APR-JUN 2011.
Web of Science Citations: 14
Abstract

Lepidocharax, new genus, and Lepidocharax diamantina and L. burnsi new species from eastern Brazil are described herein. Lepidocharax is considered a monophyletic genus of the Stevardiinae and can be distinguished from the other members of this subfamily except Planaltina, Pseudocorynopoma, and Xenurobrycon by having the dorsal-fin origin vertically aligned with the anal-fin origin, vs. dorsal fin origin anterior or posterior to anal-fin origin. Additionally the new genus can be distinguished from those three genera by not having the scales extending over the ventral caudal-fin lobe modified to form the dorsal border of the pheromone pouch organ or to represent a pouch scale in sexually mature males. In this paper, we describe these two recently discovered species and the ultrastructure of their spermatozoa. (AU)