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A new species of Curimatopsis Steindachner (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Rio Nhamundá, Amazon basin

2018; Wiley; Volume: 92; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jfb.13540

ISSN

1095-8649

Autores

Guilherme Moreira Dutra, Bruno Francelino de Melo, André Netto-Ferreira,

Tópico(s)

Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Resumo

A new species of Curimatopsis is described from the Rio Nhamundá, Amazon basin in northern Brazil. The new species is distinguished from congeners by the presence of a distinctive concentration of dark pigmentation over the entire lower lobe of the caudal fin, reticulate pattern of body pigmentation, lower jaw longer than and overlapping the anterior portion of the upper jaw, crescent-shaped posterior nostril and by morphometric and meristic data. Comments on the phylogenetic position of the new species within Curimatopsis are also provided.

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