Neotropical Ichthyology ()

A new species of the genus TetragonopterusCuvier, 1816 (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil

  • Leonardo B. S. Araujo,
  • Paulo H. F. Lucinda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-20130173
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2
pp. 309 – 315

Abstract

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A new species of the genus Tetragonopterus is described from specimens of the upper and middle portions of the rio Tocantins drainage. The new species can be distinguished from all congeners by the possession of a very uniquely shaped maxilla.

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