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11 October 2024 Microsternarchus schonmanni, a new species of weakly electric fish (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae, Microsternarchini) from the Mamoré-Guaporé River Basin, Brazil
Cristina Cox Fernandes, Rachel M. Keeffe, Carolina Escamilla Pinilla
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Abstract

A new species, Microsternarchus schonmanni, is described from a series of specimens collected in the lower portion of the Rio Pacaás Novas and Rio Mamoré-Guaporé drainages, Brazil. This is a region of high biodiversity with periodically flooded forests and savannas. The new species is diagnosed from nominal species M. bilineatus, M. brevis and M. longicaudatus by measurements including the length of caudal filament, size of mouth and eyes, and distance from snout to posterior naris. In addition, the new species differs in the higher number of anal-fin rays. Furthermore, the wider maxilla of M. schonmanni is distinguished from the more elongate maxilla of M. bilineatus, M. brevis and M. longicaudatus.

Uma nova espécie, Microsternarchus schonmanni, é descrita a partir de uma série de especimens coletados nas drenagens da parte baixa do Rio Pacaás Novas e Rio Mamoré-Guaporé, Brasil. Essa é uma região de elevada biodiversidade, com florestas periodicamente inundadas e savanas. A espécie nova é diagnosticada a partir das espécies nominais M. bilineatus, M. brevis e M. longicaudatus por medidas que incluem o comprimento do filamento caudal, o tamanho da boca e dos olhos, e a distância do focinho à narina posterior. Além disso, a nova espécie difere das demais pelo número mais elevado de raios da nadadeira anal. Ademais, o maxilar mais amplo de M. schonmanni difere do maxilar mais alongado de M. bilineatus, M. brevis e M. longicaudatus.

Cristina Cox Fernandes, Rachel M. Keeffe, and Carolina Escamilla Pinilla "Microsternarchus schonmanni, a new species of weakly electric fish (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae, Microsternarchini) from the Mamoré-Guaporé River Basin, Brazil," Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 168(1), 237-249, (11 October 2024). https://doi.org/10.1635/053.168.0110
Received: 28 April 2024; Accepted: 17 September 2024; Published: 11 October 2024
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Electric knifefish
hypopomid
morphological variation
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