Two new species of Knodus (Characidae: Stevardiinae) from the upper rio Tocantins basin, with evidence of ontogenetic meristic changes

ABSTRACT Two new species from the upper rio Tocantins basin are described in Knodus based on the traditional definition of the genus. The new species are distinguished from other congeners by meristic and morphometric characters, such as the number of cusps in the premaxillary and dentary teeth, the...

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Main Authors: Gabriel de Carvalho Deprá, Renata Rúbia Ota, Oscar Barroso Vitorino Júnior, Katiane Mara Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2021-03-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252021000100208&tlng=en