A new species of Bryconadenos (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Curuá, rio Xingu drainage, Brazil
A second inseminating species bearing club cells organized into an anal-fin gland in sexually active males belonging to the genus Bryconadenos was recently discovered in the rio Xingu drainage and is described as new. It is distinguished from B. tanaothoros by the presence of a conspicuous dark blot...
Main Authors: | Naércio A. Menezes, André Luiz Netto-Ferreira, Katiane M. Ferreira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
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Series: | Neotropical Ichthyology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252009000200003&lng=en&tlng=en |
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