Published September 30, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article Open

Astyanax xavante, a new species of characid from middle rio Araguaia in the Cerrado region, Central Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae)

  • 1. Visiting Scientist, CNPq-UFMT & Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - Campus Universitário do Araguaia,.Rodovia MT 100, Km 3.5, 78698-000 Pontal do Araguaia, MT, Brazil.
  • 2. Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - Campus Universitário do Araguaia,.Rodovia MT 100, Km 3.5, 78698-000 Pontal do Araguaia, MT, Brazil. & PPG Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade/IB/UFMT, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil

Description

Garutti, Valdener, Venere, Paulo Cesar (2009): Astyanax xavante, a new species of characid from middle rio Araguaia in the Cerrado region, Central Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology 7 (3): 377-383, DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252009000300004, URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252009000300004&lng=en&tlng=en

Files

source.pdf

Files (160.0 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:79cf2ffece8b31c3348152eb93b17193
160.0 kB Preview Download

Linked records

Additional details

Identifiers

References

  • Bertaco, V. A. & V. Garutti. 2007. New Astyanax from the upper rio Tapajos drainage, Central Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 5(1): 25-30.
  • Bertaco, V.A. & C.A. S. Lucena. 2006. Two new species of Astyanax (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) from eastern Brazil, with a synopsis of the Astyanax scabripinnis species complex. Neotropical Ichthyology, 4(1): 53-60.
  • Bertaco, V.A. & P. H. F. Lucinda. 2005. Astyanax elachylepis, a new characid fish from the rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil (Teleostei: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 3(3): 389-394.
  • Bertaco, V. A. & L. R. Malabarba. 2001. Description of two new species of Astyanax (Teleostei: Characidae) from headwater streams of Southern Brazil, with comments on the "A. scabripinnis complex". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 12(3): 221-234.
  • Britski, H. A., K. Z. S. Silimon & B. S. Lopes. 2007. Peixes do Pantanal. Brasilia, EMBRAPA, 230p.
  • Casciotta, J. R., A. E.Almiron & M. M.Azpelicueta. 2003. Astyanax pampa (Characiformes, Characidae), a new species from the southermost boundary of the Brazilian subregion, Argentina. Revue suisse de Zoologia, 112(2): 401-408.
  • Eigenmann, C. H. 1921. The American Characidae. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 43(3): 209-310.
  • Eigenmann, C. H. 1927. The American Characidae. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 43(4):311-428.
  • Fink, W. L. & S. H. Weitzman. 1974. The so-called cheirodontin fishes of Central America, with descriptions of two new species (Pisces: Characidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 172: 1-46.
  • Garutti, V. 1995. Revisao taxonomica dos Astyanax (Pisces, Characidae), com mancha umeral ovalada e mancha no pedunculo caudal, estendendo-se a extremidade dos raios caudais medianos, das bacias do Parana, Sao Francisco e Amazonica. Unpublished Thesis, IBILCE-UNESP, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, 286p.
  • Garutti, V. 1998. Descricao de uma especie nova de Astyanax (Teleostei, Characidae) da bacia do Tocantins, Brasil. Iheringia, Serie Zoologia, 85: 115-122.
  • Garutti, V. & H. A. Britski. 1997. Descricao de uma nova especie de Astyanax (Teleostei, Characidae), com mancha umeral ovalada horizontalmente, procedente da bacia do rio Guapore, Amazonia. Papeis avulsos de Zoologia, 40(14): 217-229.
  • Garutti, V. & H. A. Britski. 2000. Descricao de uma especie nova de Astyanax (Teleostei: Characidae) da bacia do Alto rio Parana e consideracoes sobre as demais especies do genero na bacia. Comunicacoes do Museu de Ciencias e Tecnologia da PUCRS, Serie Zoologia, 13: 65-88.
  • Garutti, V. & F. Langeani. 2009. Redescription of Astyanax goyacensis Eigenmann, 1908 (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 7(3): xx-xx.
  • Gery, J. 1977. Characoids of the World. Neptune City, T. F. H. Publications, 672p.
  • Haluch, C. F. & V. Abilhoa. 2005. Astyanax totae, a new characid species (Teleostei: Characidae) from the upper rio Iguacu basin, southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 3(3): 383-388.
  • Lima, F. C. T. 2004. Brycon gouldingi, a new species from the rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), with a key to the species in the basin. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 15(3): 279-287.
  • Lowe-McConnell, R. H. 1991. Natural history of fishes in Araguaia and Xingu Amazonian tributaries, Serra do Roncador, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 2(1): 63-82.
  • Melo, F. A. G. 2001. Revisao taxonomica das especies do genero Astyanax Baird e Girard, 1854 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae), da regiao da Serra dos Orgaos. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, 59: 1-46.
  • Melo, F.A. G.& P.A. Buckup.2006. Astyanax henseli, a new name for Tetragonopterus aeneus Hensel, 1870 from southern Brazil (Teleostei: Characiformes). Neotropical Ichthyology, 4(1): 45-52.
  • Melo, C. E., F.A. Machado & V. Pinto-Silva. 2004. Feeding habitats of fish from a stream in the savanna of Central Brazil, Araguaia Basin. Neotropical Ichthyology, 2(1): 37-44.
  • Santos, G. M., B. Merona, A. A. Juras & M. Jegu. 2004. Peixes do Baixo rio Tocantins: 20 anos depois da usina Hidreletrica Tucurui. Brasilia, Eletronorte, 215p.
  • Souza, I. L. & O. Moreira-Filho. 1995. Cytogenetic Diversity in the Astyanax scabripinnis Species Complex (Pisces, Characidae). I. Allopatric distribution in a small stream. Cytologia, 60: 1-11.
  • Taylor, R. & G. C. Van Dyke. 1985. Revised procedures for staining and clearing small fishes and other vertebrales for bone and cartilage study. Cybium, 9(2): 107-119.
  • Weitzman, S. H. & W. Fink. 1983. Relationships of Neon Tetras, a group of South American freshwater fishes (Teleostei, Characidae) with comments on the phylogeny of new world Characiforms. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 150(6): 339-395.