A new species of Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Characiformes: Characidae: Tetragonopterinae) from the rio Jari, Amapa, northern Brazil

Autor(es)

Melo, Bruno F. ^[1] ; Benine, Ricardo C. ^[1] ; Mariguela, Tatiane C. ^[1] ; Oliveira, Claudio ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Lab Biol & Genet Peixes, Dept Morfol, Inst Biociencias, BR-18618970 Botucatu, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Neotropical Ichthyology; v. 9, n. 1, p. 49-56, JAN-MAR 2011.
• Citações Web of Science: 35

Resumo

A new species of Tetragonopterus is described from the rio Jari, a tributary to the left margin of rio Amazonas, at the border between Amapa and Para States, northern Brazil. It is morphologically diagnosed from the other species of the genus (T. argenteus, T. chalceus, and T. rarus new combination) by the lozenge-shaped spot on the caudal peduncle vs. rounded to square spot on the other species. Partial sequences of the mitochondrial gene Cytochrome Oxidase C subunit I, from representatives of all valid species of Tetragonopterus, including this new species, were analyzed. The obtained results revealed a significant genetic distance between the new species and its congeners. A discussion on the new combination, Tetragonopterus rarus, is also provided. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 04/09219-6 - Relações filogenéticas em Characidae (Ostariophysi: Characiformes)
• Beneficiário: Ricardo Macedo Corrêa e Castro
• Linha de fomento: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático