Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
Pterygoplichthys punctatus and P. weberi, new species, are unique among hypostomines in having a medially divided buccal papilla. The two species can be separated from one another by color (small spots in P. punctatus, large in P. weberi), condition of the buccal papilla (deeply divided at all ages...
| Published in: | Neotropical Ichthyology |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252006000400003&lng=en&tlng=en |