Pareiorhaphis scutula, a new species of neoplecostomine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Doce basin, Southeastern Brazil

Pareiorhaphis scutula, new species, is described from the headwaters of the rio Piracicaba, tributary to the upper rio Doce basin in the State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The new species is distinguished from all congeners by having an unique autapomorphic feature: the abdominal surface fr...

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Main Authors: Edson H. L Pereira, Fábio Vieira, Roberto E Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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spelling doaj-617509608e614c55bb39e92a084f8dbe2020-11-24T21:16:01ZengSociedade Brasileira de IctiologiaNeotropical Ichthyology1982-022481333810.1590/S1679-62252010000100005S1679-62252010000100005Pareiorhaphis scutula, a new species of neoplecostomine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Doce basin, Southeastern BrazilEdson H. L Pereira0Fábio Vieira1Roberto E Reis2Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do SulCurrently UnaffiliatedPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do SulPareiorhaphis scutula, new species, is described from the headwaters of the rio Piracicaba, tributary to the upper rio Doce basin in the State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The new species is distinguished from all congeners by having an unique autapomorphic feature: the abdominal surface from pectoral girdle to pelvic-fin insertions covered with small platelets imbedded in skin and irregularly scattered. This feature is not shared with any other Pareirhaphis species. Pareiorhaphis scutula is further compared with the sympatric P. nasuta.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252010000100005&lng=en&tlng=enNeotropicalTaxonomyIsbrueckerichthysPareiorhaphis nasutacascudo
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author Edson H. L Pereira
Fábio Vieira
Roberto E Reis
spellingShingle Edson H. L Pereira
Fábio Vieira
Roberto E Reis
Pareiorhaphis scutula, a new species of neoplecostomine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Doce basin, Southeastern Brazil
Neotropical Ichthyology
Neotropical
Taxonomy
Isbrueckerichthys
Pareiorhaphis nasuta
cascudo
author_facet Edson H. L Pereira
Fábio Vieira
Roberto E Reis
author_sort Edson H. L Pereira
title Pareiorhaphis scutula, a new species of neoplecostomine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Doce basin, Southeastern Brazil
title_short Pareiorhaphis scutula, a new species of neoplecostomine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Doce basin, Southeastern Brazil
title_full Pareiorhaphis scutula, a new species of neoplecostomine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Doce basin, Southeastern Brazil
title_fullStr Pareiorhaphis scutula, a new species of neoplecostomine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Doce basin, Southeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Pareiorhaphis scutula, a new species of neoplecostomine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Doce basin, Southeastern Brazil
title_sort pareiorhaphis scutula, a new species of neoplecostomine catfish (siluriformes: loricariidae) from the upper rio doce basin, southeastern brazil
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
series Neotropical Ichthyology
issn 1982-0224
description Pareiorhaphis scutula, new species, is described from the headwaters of the rio Piracicaba, tributary to the upper rio Doce basin in the State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The new species is distinguished from all congeners by having an unique autapomorphic feature: the abdominal surface from pectoral girdle to pelvic-fin insertions covered with small platelets imbedded in skin and irregularly scattered. This feature is not shared with any other Pareirhaphis species. Pareiorhaphis scutula is further compared with the sympatric P. nasuta.
topic Neotropical
Taxonomy
Isbrueckerichthys
Pareiorhaphis nasuta
cascudo
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252010000100005&lng=en&tlng=en
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