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A new Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903 (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Chapada Diamantina, rio Paraguaçu Basin, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil

2007; Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia; Volume: 5; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1679-62252007000300004

ISSN

1982-0224

Autores

Ricardo C. Benine, Ricardo Macedo Corrêa e Castro, Alexandre Clístenes de Alcântara Santos,

Tópico(s)

Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Resumo

Moenkhausia diamantina, new species, is described from tributaries of the rio Paraguaçu, BA, northeastern Brazil. This species is distinguished from all congeners by features of body color pattern, the presence of scales on the predorsal median line and the number of anal-fin rays.

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