Revisión sistemática de las especies del género Bryconamericus (Teleostei: Characidae) de Centroamérica

A systematic revision of the fish genus Bryconamericus from Central America was done based in museum collections (UCR, STRI, BMNH, USNM, UMMZ) and samples collected by the author in Panama. Five valid species are recognized: B. bayano, B. emperador, B. gonzalezoi sp. nov. B. scleroparius and B. terr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Román-Valencia, César
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/16247
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/16247
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:bryconamericus
characidae
revision
systematics
central america
new species
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Sumario:A systematic revision of the fish genus Bryconamericus from Central America was done based in museum collections (UCR, STRI, BMNH, USNM, UMMZ) and samples collected by the author in Panama. Five valid species are recognized: B. bayano, B. emperador, B. gonzalezoi sp. nov. B. scleroparius and B. terrabensis; B. ricae is synonyms of B. scleroparius. Moreover, B. scleroparius and B. terrabensis were redescribed with fresh material and the lectotype of B. scleroparius was designated. Bryconamericus baudoensis, B. ortholepis, B. scopiferus (from western of Colombia), B. cascajalensis and B. zeteki (from Central America) are synonyms of B. emperador.