A new species of Astronotus (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the Orinoco River and Gulf of Paria basins, northern South America

Based on morphological and molecular analysis of Astronotus species, a new species is described from the Orinoco River and Gulf of Paria basins in Venezuela and Colombia. Morphologically, it differs from Astronotus crassipinnis and Astronotus ocellatus in pre-orbital depth, caudal peduncle depth, he...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Perez Lozano, Oscar M. Lasso-Alcalá, Pedro S. Bittencourt, Donald C. Taphorn, Nayibe Perez, Izeni Pires Farias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-07-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/81240/download/pdf/