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First record and supplementary description of Leporinus amae Godoy, 1980 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from freshwaters in Argentina

2013; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15560/9.4.520

1809-127X

Adriana Almirón, Jorge Rafael Casciotta, María Cecilia Bruno, Lubomír Piálek, Klára Doubnerová, Oldřich Říčan,

Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Leporinus amae is known from the Rio Apuaê (type locality), Rio Canoas and Rio Caveiras tributaries of the Uruguay River basin, in Brazil. The original description of this species was mainly based on a single specimen lacking intraspecific variation in meristic and morphometric of most characters. We expand the range of distribution and report the first occurrence of Leporinus amae in Misiones Province, Argentina. Additionally, we provide a supplementary description of the species.