Description of Neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río Paragua drainage of Venezuela
Neblinichthys peniculatus is described from specimens collected in the río Carapo (río Paragua - río Caroni drainage), which drains the southern flank of Cerro Guaiquinima in southeastern Venezuela. Neblinichthys peniculatusdiffers from all congeners by having mottling on the caudal peduncle consist...
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doaj-fa062d432a5a4fcbb299fa563f0e6ca32020-11-24T23:37:18ZengSociedade Brasileira de IctiologiaNeotropical Ichthyology1982-0224111657210.1590/S1679-62252013000100007S1679-62252013000100065Description of Neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río Paragua drainage of VenezuelaJonathan W. ArmbrusterDonald C. TaphornNeblinichthys peniculatus is described from specimens collected in the río Carapo (río Paragua - río Caroni drainage), which drains the southern flank of Cerro Guaiquinima in southeastern Venezuela. Neblinichthys peniculatusdiffers from all congeners by having mottling on the caudal peduncle consisting of dark spots and dashes (vs. caudal peduncle all about the same color or light below and dark above) and by having spots on the head (spots less conspicuous in nuptial males as the head is darker; vs. no spots). Uniquely among Neblinichthys for which nuptial males are known, the hypertrophied odontodes on the snout are rather short, none as large as the eye diameter.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252013000100065&lng=en&tlng=enAncistriniCaroniGuiana ShieldHypostominaePunk catfish |
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Jonathan W. Armbruster Donald C. Taphorn Description of Neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río Paragua drainage of Venezuela Neotropical Ichthyology Ancistrini Caroni Guiana Shield Hypostominae Punk catfish |
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Jonathan W. Armbruster |
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Description of Neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río Paragua drainage of Venezuela |
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Description of Neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río Paragua drainage of Venezuela |
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Description of Neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río Paragua drainage of Venezuela |
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Description of Neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río Paragua drainage of Venezuela |
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Description of Neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río Paragua drainage of Venezuela |
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description of neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río paragua drainage of venezuela |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia |
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Neotropical Ichthyology |
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Neblinichthys peniculatus is described from specimens collected in the río Carapo (río Paragua - río Caroni drainage), which drains the southern flank of Cerro Guaiquinima in southeastern Venezuela. Neblinichthys peniculatusdiffers from all congeners by having mottling on the caudal peduncle consisting of dark spots and dashes (vs. caudal peduncle all about the same color or light below and dark above) and by having spots on the head (spots less conspicuous in nuptial males as the head is darker; vs. no spots). Uniquely among Neblinichthys for which nuptial males are known, the hypertrophied odontodes on the snout are rather short, none as large as the eye diameter. |
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Ancistrini Caroni Guiana Shield Hypostominae Punk catfish |
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