Neotropical Ichthyology ()

A new Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903 (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Chapada Diamantina, rio Paraguaçu Basin, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil

  • Ricardo C. Benine,
  • Ricardo M. C. Castro,
  • Alexandre C. A. Santos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-62252007000300004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 3
pp. 259 – 262

Abstract

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Moenkhausia diamantina, new species, is described from tributaries of the rio Paraguaçu, BA, northeastern Brazil. This species is distinguished from all congeners by features of body color pattern, the presence of scales on the predorsal median line and the number of anal-fin rays.

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