A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil

Abstract A new species of Characidium is described from the tributaries of the rio Tocantinzinho, rio Tocantins basin, located in the southern portion of the Chapada dos Veadeiros, at about 1,200 meters of elevation, Goiás, Brazil. The new species can be diagnosed by an unusual combination of two apomorphic features present in distinct clades of Characidium, the presence of a scaleless isthmus in allied to with a single row of dentary teeth. Additionally, the new species has a unique color pattern of inconspicuous vertical bars disconnected from the dorsal midline, forming seven to nine square blotches along body sides, and the presence of a dark saddle-shaped mark at the dorsal-fin base. Osteologically, it can be diagnosed by having the first and second anal-fin proximal radials fused and contacting the third hemal spine, which is branched. The new species also has a peculiar, unusual variation of fin-ray counts among its congeners.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Melo,Marcelo R. S., Bouquerel,Bárbara B., Masumoto,Flávia T., França,Rayane S., Netto-Ferreira,André L.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2021
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252021000200210
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