Astyanax dissensus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Characiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Characidae
Genus: Astyanax
Species: Astyanax dissensus
Name
[edit]Astyanax dissensus Lucena & Thofehrn, 2013
- Holotype: MCP 47000.
- Paratypes: numerous.
Type locality: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Candiota, arroio Candiota, downstream of Thermoelectric Power Plant, rio Jaguarão drainage, 31º34’36”S, 53º40’22”W [1].
Etymology: The specific epithet dissensus from Latin (= disagreement), in reference to the larger maxillary heptacuspid tooth peculiar to the species and unusual in Astyanax species.
References
[edit]- de Lucena, C.A.S., Castro, J.B. & Bertaco, V.A. 2013. Three new species of Astyanax from drainages of southern Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology 11(3): 537–552. DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252013000300007 Reference page.