Mastiglanis yaguas, new species from Upper Amazon basin
Posted: 01 Aug 2020, 01:48
Moderator's note: This newly described species was formerly known as Mastiglanis sp(1) in the CLOG, after being published in a dissertation/thesis (here: viewtopic.php?p=318415#p318415).
Faustino-Fuster, D. R., & Ortega, H. (2020). A new species of Mastiglanis Bockmann 1994 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Amazon River basin, Peru. Zootaxa, 4820(2), 323-336.
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4820.2.6
https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/vi ... a.4820.2.6
Faustino-Fuster, D. R., & Ortega, H. (2020). A new species of Mastiglanis Bockmann 1994 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Amazon River basin, Peru. Zootaxa, 4820(2), 323-336.
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4820.2.6
https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/vi ... a.4820.2.6
Abstract
Mastiglanis is a genus of heptapterid catfish represented by two valid species. These freshwater species are widely distributed along the Amazon, Orinoco, and Maroni River basins. However, a taxonomic review of specimens collected in the Putumayo and Nanay rivers, Amazon River basin in Peru revealed a new species of Mastiglanis. A morphological analysis was completed for morphometric (36 measurements) and meristic (20 counts) data. Osteological counts and descriptions were made from clear and stained specimens and x-rays images. The new species of Mastiglanis differs from M. asopos and M. durantoni by having a long pelvic fin, short snout, eight branched anal-fin rays, and a higher number of vertebrae and gill rakers. The distribution of the new species is restricted to the upper Amazon River basin.
- Keywords: small catfish, freshwater, morphology, taxonomy, Pisces