Two new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from Serra do Cachimbo, Pará, Northern Brazil

Two new species of Moenkhausia, one from the rio Tapajós and the other from the rio Xingu basins are described as apparently endemics of the Serra do Cachimbo. Both species, along with M. petymbuaba, share a distinct color pattern composed of large conspicuous dark blotches on the base of the body s...

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Published in:	Neotropical Ichthyology
Main Authors:	Leandro M Sousa, André L. Netto-Ferreira, José L. O Birindelli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Subjects:	Moenkhausia chlorophthalma Moenkhausia plumbea Moenkhausia petymbuaba Taxonomy Ostariophysi Neotropical
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252010000200003&lng=en&tlng=en

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