Description of a new species of the genus Leporinus Spix (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the rio Araguaia, Brazil, with comments on the taxonomy and distribution of L. parae and L. lacustris
Author
Britski, Heraldo A.
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 42494, 04299 - 970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
heraldo@usp.br
Author
Birindelli, José L. O.
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 42494, 04299 - 970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
jbirindelli@yahoo.com
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Neotropical Ichthyology
2008
2008-03-31
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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252008000100005&lng=en&tlng=en
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10.1590/S1679-62252008000100005
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Table 1. Morphometric data of Leporinus venerei. | n | Mean | Range | SD | Holotype |
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| Standard length (mm) | 21 | 102.5 | 82.5 - 135.5 | | 113.3 |
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| Percentages of SL |
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| Body depth | 21 | 33.4 | 30.8 - 35.9 | 1.53 | 33.8 |
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| Caudal-peduncle depth | 21 | 12.7 | 11.6 - 13.7 | 0.46 | 12.7 |
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| Head length | 21 | 27.1 | 24.6 - 29.0 | 1.11 | 27.5 |
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| Predorsal distance | 21 | 48.7 | 46.7 - 51.2 | 1.01 | 49.1 |
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| Preventral distance | 21 | 52.4 | 50.4 - 54.4 | 1.12 | 52.8 |
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| Pectoral-fin length | 20 | 18.3 | 16.8 - 19.5 | 0.66 | 18.5 |
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| Pelvic- fin length | 21 | 20.0 | 17.8 - 22.0 | 0.91 | 19.9 |
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| Percentages of HL |
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| Eye diameter | 21 | 28.4 | 23.8 - 33.0 | 2.35 | 28.6 |
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| Snout length | 21 | 38.6 | 35.9 - 40.8 | 1.47 | 38.6 |
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| Interorbital distance | 21 | 48.4 | 43.0 - 53.4 | 3.01 | 46.0 |
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