Three new Pimelodus species (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from the rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil

Three new species of Siluriformes from the rio Tocantins drainage of Brazil are placed in the genus Pimelodus, P. stewarti, P. joannis, and P. halisodous. Pimelodus halisodous differs from the sympatric P. joannis and P. stewarti by the number of premaxillary tooth rows (13-16 vs. 5-9). Pimelodus jo...

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Published in:	Neotropical Ichthyology
Main Authors:	Frank R.V. Ribeiro, Carlos A. S. Lucena, Paulo H. F. Lucinda
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Subjects:	Catfish Taxonomy South America Neotropical Region
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252008000300019&lng=en&tlng=en