A new species of the characid genus Hollandichthys Eigenmann from coastal rivers of southern Brazil (Teleostei: Characiformes) with a discussion on the diagnosis of the genus

Hollandichthys taramandahy, new species, is described from the rio Tramandaí, rio Mampituba, and rio Araranguá basins, coastal drainages of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina States, Brazil. The new species is distinguished from H. multifasciatus, the single recognized species of the genus, by the presence of a small black spot covering the base of median caudal-fin rays, by the lower number of dorsal and ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays, by the absence of a black spot located along anterior half of adipose-fin, and by the absence of humeral spot in specimens larger than 60 mm of standard... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Bertaco, Vinicius de Araujo
Malabarba, Luiz Roberto
Dokumenttyp: Artigo de periódico
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Schlagwörter: Ictiologia / Hollandichthys Eigenmann / Mata Atlântica / Atlantic forest / Lambari-listrado / Neotropical fish / Pseudochalceus / Rachoviscus
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27112933
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/10183/100108

Hollandichthys taramandahy, new species, is described from the rio Tramandaí, rio Mampituba, and rio Araranguá basins, coastal drainages of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina States, Brazil. The new species is distinguished from H. multifasciatus, the single recognized species of the genus, by the presence of a small black spot covering the base of median caudal-fin rays, by the lower number of dorsal and ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays, by the absence of a black spot located along anterior half of adipose-fin, and by the absence of humeral spot in specimens larger than 60 mm of standard length. Comments about the geographic distribution and diagnosis are provided for the genus. ; Hollandichthys taramandahy, espécie nova, é descrita para as bacias dos rios Tramandaí, Mampituba e Araranguá, drenagens costeiras dos estados do Rio Grande do Sul e Santa Catarina, Brasil. A espécie nova distingui-se de H. multifasciatus, a única espécie reconhecida do gênero, pela presença de uma pequena mancha preta cobrindo a base dos raios medianos da nadadeira caudal, pelo menor número de raios procorrentes dorsais e ventrais da nadadeira caudal, pela ausência de uma mancha preta na metade anterior da nadadeira adiposa e pela ausência de mancha umeral em exemplares maiores de 60 mm de comprimento padrão. Comentários sobre a distribuição geográfica e diagnose são apresentados para o gênero.