Hyphessobrycon uaiso: new characid fish from the rio Grande, upper rio Paraná basin, Minas Gerais State (Ostariophysi: Characidae), with a brief comment about some types of Hyphessobrycon

Autor(es)

Fernando R. Carvalho ^{[1, 2]} ; Francisco Langeani ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Dept Zool & Bot, Lab Ictiol, BR-15054000 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP - Brazil

^[2] UNESP, Programa Posdoutoramento, Jaboticabal - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Neotropical Ichthyology; v. 11, n. 3, p. 525-536, 2013-09-00.

Resumo

Hyphessobrycon uaiso is described from the upper rio Paraná basin, rio Grande drainage, Minas Gerais State. The new species differs from its congeners by the short anal fin with 12-17 branched rays, and dorsal fin with ii,7-8 rays. Besides, it can be distinguished by the presence of i,5-6 pelvic fin rays, and by the coloration of the eyes (in life), slightly blue on the lower half and blackish on the upper half. New records of Hyphessobryconare recognized for the upper rio Paraná basin: H. eilyos Lima & Moreira, H. guarani Mahnert & Géry, and H. herbertaxelrodi Géry. The knowledge status about the ichthyofauna from the upper rio Paraná basin and comments about the type material of some species of Hyphessobrycon are briefly discussed. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 12/03404-2 - Estado da arte dos tipos de Hyphessobrycon Durbin (Characiformes: Characidae) nos museus europeus
• Beneficiário: Fernando Rogério de Carvalho
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• Processo FAPESP: 11/11422-8 - Hyphessobrycon Durbin (Characiformes: Characidae) na bacia do alto rio Paraná: taxonomia e filogenia
• Beneficiário: Fernando Rogério de Carvalho
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