Astyanax pirapuan: A new characid species from the upper Rio Paraguay system, Mato Grosso, Central Brazil (Characiformes, Characidae)

A new characid fish is described herein from tributaries of the Rio Aricá-Mirim, Rio Cuiabá basin, Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Astyanax pirapuan better conforms to the A. scabripinnis species complex and it can be distinguished from other species of this complex by a combinatio...

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Authors: Tagliacollo, Victor A. [UNESP], Britzke, Ricardo [UNESP], Silva, Gabriel S. C. [UNESP], Benine, Ricardo C. [UNESP]
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2011
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/226212
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2749.1.3
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/226212
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Astyanax scabripinnis
Neotropical
taxonomy
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Summary:A new characid fish is described herein from tributaries of the Rio Aricá-Mirim, Rio Cuiabá basin, Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Astyanax pirapuan better conforms to the A. scabripinnis species complex and it can be distinguished from other species of this complex by a combination of characters, including 8-9 gill rakers on the upper limb of first branchial arch, 0-1 tooth on the maxillary, 17 to 21 branched anal-fin rays, 35-37 perforated lateral line scales and two humeral spots. Copyright © 2011 · Magnolia Press.