Two new species of the genus Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Paraná river basin in Argentina

Astyanax leonidas and A. troya are described from the río Paraná basin in northeastern Argentina. Both species share similar number of anal-fin rays and perforated scales in the lateral line, one maxillary tooth, a deep dentary and the presence of small hooks on pectoral, pelvic, anal, and caudal fi...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Azpelicueta, María de las Mercedes, Casciotta, Jorge Rafael, Almirón, Adriana Edith
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2002
Materias:
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84676
Aporte de:
id I19-R120-10915-84676
record_format dspace
institution Universidad Nacional de La Plata
institution_str I-19
repository_str R-120
collection SEDICI (UNLP)
language Inglés
topic Ciencias Naturales
Astyanax
Characidae
Characiformes
Iguazú basin
Paraná basin
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Astyanax
Characidae
Characiformes
Iguazú basin
Paraná basin
Azpelicueta, María de las Mercedes
Casciotta, Jorge Rafael
Almirón, Adriana Edith
Two new species of the genus Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Paraná river basin in Argentina
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Astyanax
Characidae
Characiformes
Iguazú basin
Paraná basin
description Astyanax leonidas and A. troya are described from the río Paraná basin in northeastern Argentina. Both species share similar number of anal-fin rays and perforated scales in the lateral line, one maxillary tooth, a deep dentary and the presence of small hooks on pectoral, pelvic, anal, and caudal fin of males. These characters are also present in A. ojiara and separate the three species from the remaining species of the genus. Astyanax leonidas is differenciated by the robust body, dorsal profile almost straight, a long and slender maxillary tooth, teeth of premaxillary inner row with notable long central cusp, dentary teeth of similar shape than those of premaxilla, and 4 large dentary teeth followed by one intermediate tooth, and 3 or 4 small teeth. Also this species does not have hooks on dorsal-fin rays and pelvic axillary scale. Astyanax troya has a dorsal profile with marked concavity on supraoccipital area, one broad and low pentacuspid maxillary teeth, teeth of inner premaxillary row gently expanded distally with cusps arising in the same line, central cusp of premaxillary teeth scarcely longer, 8-10 dentary teeth decreasing in size anteroposteriorly, and males with hooks in all fins and pelvic axillary scale.
format Articulo
Articulo
author Azpelicueta, María de las Mercedes
Casciotta, Jorge Rafael
Almirón, Adriana Edith
author_facet Azpelicueta, María de las Mercedes
Casciotta, Jorge Rafael
Almirón, Adriana Edith
author_sort Azpelicueta, María de las Mercedes
title Two new species of the genus Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Paraná river basin in Argentina
title_short Two new species of the genus Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Paraná river basin in Argentina
title_full Two new species of the genus Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Paraná river basin in Argentina
title_fullStr Two new species of the genus Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Paraná river basin in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Two new species of the genus Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Paraná river basin in Argentina
title_sort two new species of the genus astyanax (characiformes, characidae) from the paraná river basin in argentina
publishDate 2002
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84676
work_keys_str_mv AT azpelicuetamariadelasmercedes twonewspeciesofthegenusastyanaxcharaciformescharacidaefromtheparanariverbasininargentina
AT casciottajorgerafael twonewspeciesofthegenusastyanaxcharaciformescharacidaefromtheparanariverbasininargentina
AT almironadrianaedith twonewspeciesofthegenusastyanaxcharaciformescharacidaefromtheparanariverbasininargentina
bdutipo_str Repositorios
_version_ 1764820489093513217