A new species of Astyanax (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio de Contas basin, Bahia, Brazil

ABSTRACT A new species of Astyanax from tributaries of the rio de Contas, Bahia, Brazil, is described. The new species differs from congeners by having three horizontal series of scales from lateral line to pelvic-fin origin and the distal margin of third infraorbital distinctly separated from verti...

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Main Authors: Angela Maria Zanata, Rafael Burger, George Vita, Priscila Camelier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2019-10-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252019000300208&tlng=en