A new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903 (Characiformes, Characidae) from the rio Amazonas basin, Brazil

Autor(es)

Oliveira, Gustavo D. ^[1] ; Marinho, Manoela M. F. ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Santa Cecilia, Rua Oswaldo Cruz 277, BR-11045907 Santos, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Ave Nazare 481, BR-04203001 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 4093, n. 4, p. 566-574, MAR 24 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 5

Resumo

Moenkhausia abyss is herein described from the rio Amazonas basin lowlands. The new species can be distinguished from the congeners by presenting the combination of the following characters: a dark blotch located on the upper caudal-fin lobe and the lower lobe hyaline, 25-29 branched anal-fin rays, humeral spot rectangular, vertically oriented, extending horizontally through two or two and a half scales and located over the third to the fifth lateral line scales, five longitudinal scale rows above the lateral line, predorsal scales arranged in a single not interrupted median row and 30-34 perforated lateral line scales. Brief comments on Moenkhausia megalops are provided. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/11911-7 - Heterocronia e miniaturização: um estudo comparativo da ontogenia em Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes)
• Beneficiário: Manoela Maria Marinho Koh
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado