A New Species of Astyanacinus (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Río Magdalena System, Colombia

Astyanacinus yariguies, a new species, is described from Río Cascajales, Río Magdalena system, in the municipality of El Carmen, Santander, Colombia. This species is assigned to Astyanacinus because it exhibits all the diagnostic characters of the genus, including 25–36 branched anal-fin rays (28–30...

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Published in:Copeia 2012-09, Vol.2012 (3), p.501-506
Main Authors: Torres-Mejia, Mauricio, Hernández, Emilton, Senechal, Victoria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological taxonomies
Characidae
Characiformes
Fish
Freshwater
Freshwater fishes
Holotypes
Ichthyology
Jaw
Maxilla
New species
Peduncle
Small mammals
Stripes
Systematic Biology
Teeth
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Summary:Astyanacinus yariguies, a new species, is described from Río Cascajales, Río Magdalena system, in the municipality of El Carmen, Santander, Colombia. This species is assigned to Astyanacinus because it exhibits all the diagnostic characters of the genus, including 25–36 branched anal-fin rays (28–30 in the new species), and a coloration pattern with two humeral spots, a midlateral stripe formed by anteriorly oriented chevron bars, and a horizontally oriented oval-shaped caudal spot that continues over the median caudal rays. Astyanacinus yariguies differs from its congeners by having 13 predorsal scales forming a regular series, six teeth in the maxilla, nine scale rows between the dorsal-fin origin and lateral line, and a relatively short snout length. This is the first report of the genus Astyanacinus from the Río Magdalena basin.
ISSN:0045-8511
2766-1512
1938-5110
2766-1520
DOI:10.1643/CI-10-160