A new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Machado at Chapada dos Parecis, rio Madeira basin, Brazil

ABSTRACT A new species of Moenkhausia is described from the upper rio Machado at Chapada dos Parecis, rio Madeira basin, Rondônia State, Brazil. Among congeners, the new species is similar to Moenkhausia chlorophthalma, M. cotinho , M. lineomaculata , M. plumbea, and M. petymbuaba by having dark blo...

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Published in:	Neotropical Ichthyology
Main Authors:	William M. Ohara, Manoela M. F. Marinho
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Subjects:	Amazon basin Fish Moenkhausia cotinho Ostariophysi Taxonomy
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252016000100001&lng=en&tlng=en