A new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Arinos basin, Brazil

ABSTRACT A new species of Moenkhausia is described from the rio Arinos drainage, rio Tapajós basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The new species is diagnosed from all congeners, except M . hemigrammoides , M . nigromarginata , and Moenkhausia rubra by having intense diffuse dark pigmentation on the dorsal a...

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Main Authors: Fernando C. P. Dagosta, Manoela M. F. Marinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252016000200202&lng=en&tlng=en