A new species of Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) from the upper río Bermejo basin, Salta, Argentina

Astyanax latens sp. n., from the Bermejo river basin, is described in this paper. Astyanax latens is diagnosed by a combination of characters: somewhat rhomboidal body; presence of 24-29 branched anal fin rays; 1-4 maxillary teeth; long pectoral fins (23.2-26.6 % of SL) always reaching one third of...

ver descrição completa

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Mirande, Juan Marcos, Aguilera, Gaston, Azpelicueta, Maria de Las M.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/100265
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/100265
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:ASTYANAX
CHARACIDAE
CHARACIFORMES
NEW SPECIES
RÍO BERMEJO BASIN
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
Descrição
Resumo:Astyanax latens sp. n., from the Bermejo river basin, is described in this paper. Astyanax latens is diagnosed by a combination of characters: somewhat rhomboidal body; presence of 24-29 branched anal fin rays; 1-4 maxillary teeth; long pectoral fins (23.2-26.6 % of SL) always reaching one third of pelvic fin; long pelvic fins (17.6-22.0 % of SL) always surpassing anal fin origin; anal fin base long (32.3-36.7 % of SL); 26-27 gill rakers on first branchial arch; lateral band extremely narrow; one large vertically elongated humeral spot and a second one very faint; relatively shallow caudal peduncle (10.0-11.4 % SL); fifth tooth of inner premaxillary series very small and scarcely posterior to main series; origin of anal fin below dorsal fin.