Description of a new species of Parotocinclus (Siluriformes, Hypoptopomatinae) from the rio Tapajós basin
A new species of Parotocinclus is described from three small tributaries of the rio Tapajós basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by presenting the following characters: (1) a triangular dark blotch at the anterior base of the dorsal fin, (2) the a...
Main Authors: | Fábio Roxo, Gabriel da Costa e Silva, Claudio Oliveira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2016-11-01
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Series: | ZooKeys |
Online Access: | http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9917 |
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