A new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Xingu basin, Brazil

A new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Xingu basin, Brazil

A new species of Moenkhausia from the upper rio Xingu basin is described. Moenkhausia eurystaenia is distinguished from all congeners, except M. heikoi and M. phaeonota, by the presence of a dark, broad longitudinal stripe from the opercle to the end of caudal peduncle. The new species is distinguis...

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Main Author:	Manoela M. F. Marinho
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Series:	Neotropical Ichthyology
Subjects:	Systematics Tetra Amazon basin Taxonomy
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252010000300011&lng=en&tlng=en

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