Page 1 of 1

Two new corys: Corydoras brittoi and Corydoras pavanelliae

Posted: 01 Apr 2016, 17:40
by bekateen
TENCATT, L.F.C. and OHARA, W.M. 2016. Two new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the rio Madeira basin, Brazil. Neotrop. ichthyol. [online], 14(1), e150063. Epub Mar 30, 2016. ISSN 1982-0224.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-20150063
Tencatt & Ohara wrote:ABSTRACT
Two new species of are described from the rio Madeira basin, Brazil. The intermediate long-snouted new species can be distinguished from its congeners by presenting the following combination of features: posterior margin of dorsal-fin spine with laminar serrations directed towards the origin of the spine; presence of two longitudinal black stripes on flanks; anterior portion of dorsal fin with sparse black chromatophores, not forming any conspicuous pattern; absence of a conspicuous black marbled coloration pattern on head; black spots on caudal fin, some spots arranged, forming transversal bars; and brownish dorsal-fin spine. The short-snouted new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of features: short mesethmoid; posterior laminar expansion of infraorbital 2 very reduced, not in contact with compound pterotic; two or three longitudinal black stripes on flanks; absence of an oblique or vertical black blotch across the eye; anterior portion of dorsal fin with sparse black chromatophores, not forming any conspicuous pattern; and ventral surface of trunk naked or covered by sparse platelets.
Keywords : Amazon; Corydoradinae; Mato Grosso; rio Aripuanã; Taxonomy.