A new species of Astyanax (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae), with breeding tubercles, from the Paraná and Uruguay river basins.
Author
Lucila C. Protogino
Author
Amalia M. Miquelarena
Author
Hugo L. López
text
Zootaxa
2006
1297
1
16
http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8B4411D9-087E-4182-81EF-23D764E0FE27
journal article
z01297p001
8B4411D9-087E-4182-81EF-23D764E0FE27
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Animalia
Characiformes
Characidae
Astyanax
genus
Astyanax Baird & Girard
]]
The genus
Animalia
Characiformes
Characidae
Astyanax
genus
Astyanax Baird & Girard
comprises approximately one-hundred valid species, occurring from southern United States of America to northern Patagonia in Argentina (Miquelarena & Menni, 2005). It is probable, however, that this genus, like several other genera included within the Characidae (e.g.
Animalia
Characiformes
Characidae
Hyphessobrycon
genus
Hyphessobrycon
,
Animalia
Characiformes
Characidae
Moenkhausia
genus
Moenkhausia
,
Animalia
Characiformes
Characidae
Bryconamericus
genus
Bryconamericus
,
Animalia
Characiformes
Characidae
Hemigrammus
genus
Hemigrammus
), is not monophyletic (Weitzman & Fink, 1983; Zanata, 1997; Weitzman & Malabarba, 1998; Lima et al., 2003; Castro & Vari, 2004).