Wrapped in flames: Corydoras hephaestus, a new remarkably colored species from the Rio Madeira basin (Teleostei: Callichthyidae)

Autor(es)

Ohara, Willian Massaharu ; Tencatt, Luiz F. C. ; Britto, Marcelo R.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 4170, n. 3, p. 539-552, SEP 26 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 2

Resumo

A new species of Corydoras is described from the upper Rio Machado, Rio Madeira basin, Rondonia State, Brazil. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the absence of contact between the posterior process of the parieto-supraoccipital and the nuchal plate; a ventral laminar expansion of the infraorbital 1 conspicuously developed; and the posterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine with serrations along almost of its entire length, only lacking in the distal portion. Additionally, Corydoras hephaestus possesses dorsal and pectoral spines short, and exhibits an unusual color pattern in life. The conservation status of the new species and other endemic species are briefly commented. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/22473-8 - Endemismo e análise biogeográfica dos peixes da Bacia do Rio Madeira
• Beneficiário: Willian Massaharu Ohara
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 11/50282-7 - Inventário da fauna de Characiformes (Teleostei, Ostariophysi) da América do Sul
• Beneficiário: Naercio Aquino Menezes
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático