
Taxonomic revision of the Rineloricaria species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay River basin
2012; Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia; Volume: 10; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s1679-62252012000200006
ISSN1982-0224
AutoresHéctor Samuel Vera-Alcaraz, Carla Simone Pavanelli, Cláudio Henrique Zawadzki,
Tópico(s)Fish Ecology and Management Studies
ResumoSpecies of the genus Rineloricaria from the Paraguay River basin were revised, the following species and geographic distributional patterns were found: R. aurata, Paraguay River basin in Brazil and Paraguay, rio Guaporé in Brazil; R. cacerensis, Paraguay River near Cáceres in Brazil; R. lanceolata, Paraguay River basin in Brazil and Paraguay, Guaporé, Ji-Paraná, Purus, Solimões, and Araguaia rivers in Brazil, Marañón and Madre de Dios rivers in Peru; R. parva, Paraguay River basin in Brazil and Paraguay, Paraná River in Argentina, Uruguay River in Brazil. Loricaria hoehnei is proposed as a new junior synonym of R. lanceolata. A key to the species of Rineloricaria from the Paraguay River basin is provided.
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