Two new species of Hypancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Xingu, Amazon, Brazil

Two new species of Hypancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Xingu, Amazon, Brazil

Abstract Hypancistrus was proposed as a monotypic genus for a highly unique species, H. zebra, known only from a short stretch of the Middle rio Xingu on the Brazilian Shield. Subsequent studies added eight species, all described from river systems draining the Guiana Shield. Analysis of Hypancistru...

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Main Authors: Leandro Melo de Sousa, Erilda Barbosa de Sousa, Renildo de Oliveira Ribeiro, Mark H. Sabaj, Jansen Zuanon, Lúcia Rapp Py-Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2025-02-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
Subjects:
Belo Monte dam
Endangered species
Identification key
Ornamental fish
Taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252025000100203&lng=en&tlng=en
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