Taxonomy of the seasonal killifish genus Neofundulus in the Brazilian Pantanal (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)

Vertebrate Zoology

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Wilson José Eduardo Moreira da Costa¹ 

[1] Rio de Janeiro;Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

关键词: Aplocheiloid killifishes;    Biodiversity;    Pantanal wetland;    Paraguay river;    Systematics.;   

DOI  :  10.3897/vz.65.e31500

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Pensoft

【 摘 要 】

On the basis of fish collections made between 1991 and 2014, four species of the seasonal killifish genus Neofundulus are reported to occur in the Brazilian Pantanal, Paraguay river basin: N. parvipinnis, endemic to the Cuiabá and São Lourenço river drainages, in the northern portion of the Pantanal; N. rubrofasciatus, new species, from the Miranda river drainage, N. aureomaculatus, new species, from the Aquidauana river drainage, both in the south-eastern portion of the Pantanal; and N. paraguayensis, occurring in the Paraguay and Nabileque river floodplains, in the southern part of the Pantanal. The new species are diagnosed by unique colour patterns, and a combination of morphological characters states indicating that they are more closely related to N. parvipinnis and N. splendidus than to N. paraguayensis.

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