A new miniature species of Priocharax (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Ipixuna, Purus drainage, Brazil

Abstract A new species of miniature fish of the characid genus Priocharax is described from a small lake near the rio Ipixuna, rio Purus drainage, Amazonas State, Brazil. It is distinguished from all congeners except P. pygmaeus by the lower number of teeth on the maxilla and dentary. It differs fro...

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Main Authors: George Mendes Taliaferro Mattox, Camila da Silva de Souza, Mônica Toledo-Piza, Claudio Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2021-07-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252021000200221&tlng=en