Two new species of Pseudancistrus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Amazon basin, northern Brazil

Two new species of Pseudancistrus, a genus diagnosed by non-evertible cheek plates and hypertrophied odontodes along the snout margin, are described from two drainages of the Brazilian Shield: P. kayabi from the rio Teles Pires (rio Tapajós basin) and P. asurini from the rio Xingu. The new species a...

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Main Authors: Gabriel da Costa e Silva, Fábio F. Roxo, Claudio Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-02-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4706