A new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the rio Tocantins, Brazil

A new species of Leporinus is described based on specimens from the lower rio Tocantins, Pará State, Brazil. The new species is diagnosed by having conspicuous dark spots on center of scales on anterolateral portion of body, 33 or 34 scales in lateral line, 16 scales rows around caudal peduncle, fou...

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Main Authors: Heraldo A. Britski, Jose L. O. Birindelli
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=S1679-62252013000100025&lng=en&tlng=en