Taxonomic revision of the Rineloricaria species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay River basin
Species of the genus Rineloricaria from the Paraguay River basin were revised, the following species and geographic distributional patterns were found: R. aurata, Paraguay River basin in Brazil and Paraguay, rio Guaporé in Brazil; R. cacerensis, Paraguay River near Cáceres in Brazil; R. lanceolata,...
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author | Héctor S. Vera-Alcaraz Carla S. Pavanelli Cláudio H. Zawadzki |
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description | Species of the genus Rineloricaria from the Paraguay River basin were revised, the following species and geographic distributional patterns were found: R. aurata, Paraguay River basin in Brazil and Paraguay, rio Guaporé in Brazil; R. cacerensis, Paraguay River near Cáceres in Brazil; R. lanceolata, Paraguay River basin in Brazil and Paraguay, Guaporé, Ji-Paraná, Purus, Solimões, and Araguaia rivers in Brazil, Marañón and Madre de Dios rivers in Peru; R. parva, Paraguay River basin in Brazil and Paraguay, Paraná River in Argentina, Uruguay River in Brazil. Loricaria hoehnei is proposed as a new junior synonym of R. lanceolata. A key to the species of Rineloricaria from the Paraguay River basin is provided. |
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spelling | doaj.art-95ea12d4c8ac4109ba052820f0e88b972022-12-22T02:27:01ZengSociedade Brasileira de IctiologiaNeotropical Ichthyology1982-022410228531110.1590/S1679-62252012000200006S1679-62252012000200006Taxonomic revision of the Rineloricaria species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay River basinHéctor S. Vera-Alcaraz0Carla S. Pavanelli1Cláudio H. Zawadzki2Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Estadual de MaringáUniversidade Estadual de MaringáSpecies of the genus Rineloricaria from the Paraguay River basin were revised, the following species and geographic distributional patterns were found: R. aurata, Paraguay River basin in Brazil and Paraguay, rio Guaporé in Brazil; R. cacerensis, Paraguay River near Cáceres in Brazil; R. lanceolata, Paraguay River basin in Brazil and Paraguay, Guaporé, Ji-Paraná, Purus, Solimões, and Araguaia rivers in Brazil, Marañón and Madre de Dios rivers in Peru; R. parva, Paraguay River basin in Brazil and Paraguay, Paraná River in Argentina, Uruguay River in Brazil. Loricaria hoehnei is proposed as a new junior synonym of R. lanceolata. A key to the species of Rineloricaria from the Paraguay River basin is provided.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252012000200006&lng=en&tlng=enLoricariinaeNeotropical fishesSuckermouth armored catfishes |
spellingShingle | Héctor S. Vera-Alcaraz Carla S. Pavanelli Cláudio H. Zawadzki Taxonomic revision of the Rineloricaria species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay River basin Neotropical Ichthyology Loricariinae Neotropical fishes Suckermouth armored catfishes |
title | Taxonomic revision of the Rineloricaria species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay River basin |
title_full | Taxonomic revision of the Rineloricaria species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay River basin |
title_fullStr | Taxonomic revision of the Rineloricaria species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay River basin |
title_full_unstemmed | Taxonomic revision of the Rineloricaria species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay River basin |
title_short | Taxonomic revision of the Rineloricaria species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay River basin |
title_sort | taxonomic revision of the rineloricaria species siluriformes loricariidae from the paraguay river basin |
topic | Loricariinae Neotropical fishes Suckermouth armored catfishes |
url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252012000200006&lng=en&tlng=en |
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