2009年9月30日 星期三

蓋亞那布郎庫河系上游產鯨鯰新種 - Cetopsidium soniae

文獻來源: Vari, R.P. & Ferraris, C.J. Jr. (2009): New species of Cetopsidium (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae) from the upper rio Branco system in Guyana. Neotropical Ichthyology, 7 (3): 289-293. [全文下載]

Abstract
Cetopsidium soniae, new species, is described from the Takutu River basin of southwestern Guyana, within the upper portions of the rio Branco of the Amazon basin. The new species differs from its congeners in details of pigmentation, the length of the pelvic fin, the form of the first rays of the dorsal and pectoral fins in mature males, the relative alignment of the dorsal and ventral profiles of the postdorsal portion of the body, the position of the anus, and the depth of the body. DNA barcodes were generated for the holotype and paratype. An examination of other samples of Cetopsidium from the rio Branco system extends the range of C. pemon into the Ireng River system of Guyana.