A new Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903 (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Chapada Diamantina, rio Paraguaçu Basin, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil
Author
Benine, Ricardo C.
Laboratório de Biologia e Genética de Peixes, Departamento de Morfologia, IBB-UNESP, Campus de Botucatu, 18600 - 000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
rbenine@ibb.unesp.br
Author
Castro, Ricardo M. C.
Laboratório de Ictiologia de Ribeirão Preto (LIRP), Departamento de Biologia, FFCLRP-Universidade de São Paulo. Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, 14040 - 901 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Author
Santos, Alexandre C. A.
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana. Rodovia BR 116, Km 03 – Campus Universitário. 44031 - 460 Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil.
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Neotropical Ichthyology
2007
2007-09-30
5
3
259
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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252007000300004&lng=en&tlng=en
journal article
312230
10.1590/S1679-62252007000300004
cf920bc2-6e01-4e86-b57c-1a6c8d48d372
1982-0224
5419217
Table 1. Morphometric data for Moenkhausia diamantina. | Holotype | n | Paratypes Range | Mean |
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| Standard length (mm) | 57.3 | 42 | 27.4-58.3 | |
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| Percents of standard length |
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| Greatest depth | 43.8 | 42 | 36.3-45.1 | 40.2 |
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| Snout to dorsal-fin origin | 53.6 | 42 | 50.5-56.4 | 53.5 |
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| Snout to pectoral-fin origin | 29.4 | 42 | 28.5-34.9 | 31.1 |
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| Snout to pelvic-fin origin | 47.8 | 42 | 44.9-50.7 | 48.1 |
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| Snout to anal-fin origin | 63.5 | 42 | 60.6-67.1 | 64.1 |
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| Caudal peduncle depth | 12.0 | 42 | 9.7-12.9 | 11.1 |
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| Caudal peduncle length | 10.6 | 42 | 7.6-12.8 | 9.7 |
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| Pectoral-fin length | 24.5 | 42 | 21.5-25.5 | 23.1 |
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| Pelvic-fin length | 21.0 | 42 | 18.7-22.4 | 20.2 |
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| Dorsal-fin length | 33.1 | 37 | 30.0-35.4 | 32.8 |
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| Dorsal-fin base | 15.7 | 28 | 13.1-17.1 | 15.4 |
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| Anal-fin length | 23.4 | 37 | 19.6-27.1 | 23.9 |
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| Anal-fin base | 35.5 | 28 | 28.0-36.7 | 33.0 |
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| Eye to dorsal-fin origin | 40.8 | 42 | 34.9-40.8 | 37.8 |
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| Dorsal-fin origin to caudal-fin origin | 54.0 | 42 | 49.9-56.0 | 52.9 |
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| Head length | 27.3 | 42 | 26.8-32.4 | 29.6 |
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| Head depth | 21.7 | 42 | 19.3-23.9 | 22.2 |
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| Percents of head length |
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| Snout length | 29.8 | 42 | 25.5-35.9 | 30.9 |
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| Upper jaw length | 45.6 | 42 | 44.1-54.1 | 48.7 |
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| Horizontal orbital diameter | 43.0 | 42 | 39.3-46.7 | 43.4 |
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| Least interorbital width | 37.5 | 42 | 25.1-38.6 | 33.1 |
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