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Redescription of Moenkhausia melogramma (Characiformes: Characidae), a poorly known tetra from the western Amazon basin
Fecha
2020-01-01Registro en:
Neotropical Ichthyology. Sao Paulo: Soc Brasileira Ictiologia, v. 18, n. 3, 17 p., 2020.
1679-6225
10.1590/1982-0224-2020-0025
S1679-62252020000300204
WOS:000575500300001
S1679-62252020000300204.pdf
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Inst Nacl de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Institución
Resumen
Moenkhausia melogramma is herein redescribed, based on the examination of the holotype plus additional specimens from the western Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador. Moenkhausia melogramma shares with M. collettii, M. conspicua, M. copei, M. venerei, and M. flava a broad dark longitudinal stripe across the eye, and a well-defined dark stripe on the anal-fin base. It can be promptly distinguished from these species by having two humeral blotches. Additionally, we provide comments on the putative relationships of Moenkhausia melogramma with the aforementioned congeners and the Hemigrammus lunatus species-group.