JOURNAL ARTICLE

A New Species of Hisonotus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Laguna dos Patos Basin, Southern Brazil

Tiago Pinto CarvalhoPablo César Lehmann AlbornozEdson H. L. PereiraRoberto Esser dos Reis

Year: 2008 Journal:   Copeia Vol: 2008 (3)Pages: 510-516   Publisher: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Abstract

Abstract Hisonotus armatus, a new hypoptopomatine species, is described from the Laguna dos Patos basin, Rio Grande do Sul State, southern Brazil. The new species is distinguished from other Hisonotus species by aspects of the morphology of the rostral plate, the arrangement of abdominal plates, and the caudal-fin color pattern. Hisonotus armatus, nova espécie de hipoptopomatíneo, é descrita do sistema da laguna dos Patos, Rio Grande do Sul, sul do Brasil. A nova espécie se diferencia das demais do gênero Hisonotus pela morfologia da placa rostral, pelo arranjo das placas abdominais, e pelo padrão de colorido da nadadeira caudal.

Keywords:
Loricariidae Fish fin Geography Structural basin Amazon basin Biology Fish <Actinopterygii> Ecology Fishery Paleontology Amazon rainforest

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