New record and distribution extension of the endangered freshwater fish Cnesterodon hypselurus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil

New record and distribution extension of the endangered freshwater fish Cnesterodon hypselurus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil

Cnesterodon hypselurus is an endangered species from the Upper Paraná River basin, with distribution restricted to three streams with diminished habitat quality. An updated distribution including new locations in the Tibagi River basin is presented, increasing its area of occurrence and providing a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: João Silva, Fernando Jerep, Sirlei Bennemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-12-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19413/download/pdf/
id doaj-499f36ad6ce241ff860227be868668a1
record_format Article
spelling doaj-499f36ad6ce241ff860227be868668a12021-05-21T15:27:14ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2015-12-011161510.15560/11.6.181119413New record and distribution extension of the endangered freshwater fish Cnesterodon hypselurus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Paraná River basin, BrazilJoão Silva0Fernando Jerep1Sirlei Bennemann2Universidade Estadual de LondrinaUniversidade Estadual de LondrinaUniversidade Estadual de LondrinaCnesterodon hypselurus is an endangered species from the Upper Paraná River basin, with distribution restricted to three streams with diminished habitat quality. An updated distribution including new locations in the Tibagi River basin is presented, increasing its area of occurrence and providing a new low-elevation record of 728 m. The recognition of these populations suggests that C. hypselurus might have a larger distribution in the east-central Paraná State region, changing to vulnerable the previously endangered status of the species.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19413/download/pdf/
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author João Silva
Fernando Jerep
Sirlei Bennemann
spellingShingle João Silva
Fernando Jerep
Sirlei Bennemann
New record and distribution extension of the endangered freshwater fish Cnesterodon hypselurus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil
Check List
author_facet João Silva
Fernando Jerep
Sirlei Bennemann
author_sort João Silva
title New record and distribution extension of the endangered freshwater fish Cnesterodon hypselurus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil
title_short New record and distribution extension of the endangered freshwater fish Cnesterodon hypselurus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil
title_full New record and distribution extension of the endangered freshwater fish Cnesterodon hypselurus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil
title_fullStr New record and distribution extension of the endangered freshwater fish Cnesterodon hypselurus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed New record and distribution extension of the endangered freshwater fish Cnesterodon hypselurus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil
title_sort new record and distribution extension of the endangered freshwater fish cnesterodon hypselurus (cyprinodontiformes: poeciliidae) in the upper paraná river basin, brazil
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Check List
issn 1809-127X
publishDate 2015-12-01
description Cnesterodon hypselurus is an endangered species from the Upper Paraná River basin, with distribution restricted to three streams with diminished habitat quality. An updated distribution including new locations in the Tibagi River basin is presented, increasing its area of occurrence and providing a new low-elevation record of 728 m. The recognition of these populations suggests that C. hypselurus might have a larger distribution in the east-central Paraná State region, changing to vulnerable the previously endangered status of the species.
url https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19413/download/pdf/
work_keys_str_mv AT joaosilva newrecordanddistributionextensionoftheendangeredfreshwaterfishcnesterodonhypseluruscyprinodontiformespoeciliidaeintheupperparanariverbasinbrazil
AT fernandojerep newrecordanddistributionextensionoftheendangeredfreshwaterfishcnesterodonhypseluruscyprinodontiformespoeciliidaeintheupperparanariverbasinbrazil
AT sirleibennemann newrecordanddistributionextensionoftheendangeredfreshwaterfishcnesterodonhypseluruscyprinodontiformespoeciliidaeintheupperparanariverbasinbrazil
_version_ 1721431089830952960

Similar Items