A new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru

ABSTRACT A new species of Corydoras is described from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by presenting the following features: a longitudinal black stripe along midline of flank; mesethmoid short, with anterior portion poorly developed; serrati...

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Main Authors: Luiz Fernando Caserta Tencatt, Hans-Georg Evers
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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=S1679-62252016000100212&lng=en&tlng=en
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description ABSTRACT A new species of Corydoras is described from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by presenting the following features: a longitudinal black stripe along midline of flank; mesethmoid short, with anterior portion poorly developed; serrations on posterior margin of pectoral spine directed towards the tip of the spine; dorsal fin with the region of the first branched ray, including membrane, with concentration of black pigmentation, the remaining areas with irregular black blotches; absence of a vertically elongated black blotch across the eyes; conspicuously rounded moderately-developed black spots on the snout; and ventral expansion of infraorbital 1 moderately developed.
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spelling doaj.art-ec1752ed997c417e8e8e4f38d71f69722022-12-21T17:48:02ZengSociedade Brasileira de IctiologiaNeotropical Ichthyology1982-022414110.1590/1982-0224-20150019S1679-62252016000100212A new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the río Madre de Dios basin, PeruLuiz Fernando Caserta TencattHans-Georg EversABSTRACT A new species of Corydoras is described from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by presenting the following features: a longitudinal black stripe along midline of flank; mesethmoid short, with anterior portion poorly developed; serrations on posterior margin of pectoral spine directed towards the tip of the spine; dorsal fin with the region of the first branched ray, including membrane, with concentration of black pigmentation, the remaining areas with irregular black blotches; absence of a vertically elongated black blotch across the eyes; conspicuously rounded moderately-developed black spots on the snout; and ventral expansion of infraorbital 1 moderately developed.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252016000100212&lng=en&tlng=enCorydoradinaeCW32rio Amazonas basinrío Inambari basinrio Madeira basinTaxonomy
spellingShingle Luiz Fernando Caserta Tencatt
Hans-Georg Evers
A new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru
Neotropical Ichthyology
Corydoradinae
CW32
rio Amazonas basin
río Inambari basin
rio Madeira basin
Taxonomy
title A new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru
title_full A new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru
title_fullStr A new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru
title_short A new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru
title_sort new species of corydoras lacepede 1803 siluriformes callichthyidae from the rio madre de dios basin peru
topic Corydoradinae
CW32
rio Amazonas basin
río Inambari basin
rio Madeira basin
Taxonomy
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252016000100212&lng=en&tlng=en
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