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New species of the genus Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the rio Curuá, rio Xingu basin, Serra do Cachimbo, Brazil, with comments on Leporinus reticulatus

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Author(s):
Birindelli, Jose L. O. [1] ; Britski, Heraldo A. [1]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, BR-04218970 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: Neotropical Ichthyology; v. 7, n. 1, p. 1-10, MAR 31 2009.
Web of Science Citations: 27
Abstract

A new species of Leporinus Agassiz is described from the rio Curuá, a tributary of the rio Iriri, rio Xingu basin, Serra do Cachimbo, Pará State, Brazil. The new species is diagnosed by the color pattern, which consists of eight to ten midlateral round dark blotches plus 20 to 40 smaller ones scattered over the body, dental formula 3/4, subinferior to inferior mouth, 37 to 38 lateral line scales, 4/3-4 transversal series of scales, and 12 circumpeduncular scale series. The new species most closely resembles L. octomaculatus and L. reticulatus from the upper Tapajós basin, and L. marcgravii and L. microphthalmus from the rio São Francisco and the rio Paranaíba, respectively. Based on recently collected specimens, L. reticulatus is re-diagnosed as having an allometric elongation of the snout. (AU)