A new species of Moenkhausia (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Içá River, Amazon Basin, northern Brazil

A new species of the genus Moenkhausia is described from the Içá River, Amazon Basin. Moenkhausia britskii sp. n. is most similar to M. grandisquamis and M. xinguensis. From these two species it is readily distinguished by the pigmentation pattern of the humeral spot. Moenkhausia b...

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Main Authors: Valter M. Azevedo-Santos, Ricardo C. Benine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:Zoosystematics and Evolution
Online Access:http://zse.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=10049