Description of a new species of Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae) from the rio Curuá basin expands the distribution of the genus to the lower Amazon basin, Brazil

Abstract A new species of Chrysobrycon is described from the lower Amazon basin, Brazil. The new species can be diagnosed from its congeners by the combined presence of the following characteristics: presence of a clear or fully depigmented area located posterior to the humeral blotch, which separat...

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Main Authors: Cárlison Silva-Oliveira, James A. Vanegas-Ríos, André L. C. Canto, Frank R. V. Ribeiro
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2025-03-01
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author Cárlison Silva-Oliveira
James A. Vanegas-Ríos
André L. C. Canto
Frank R. V. Ribeiro
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description Abstract A new species of Chrysobrycon is described from the lower Amazon basin, Brazil. The new species can be diagnosed from its congeners by the combined presence of the following characteristics: presence of a clear or fully depigmented area located posterior to the humeral blotch, which separates it from the longitudinal band of chromatophores along the body flank; 14–16 gill rakers on the first branchial arch; 15–19 dentary teeth; reduced or absent fourth infraorbital; 4–7 maxillary teeth; presence of a terminal lateral-line tube between the caudal-fin rays 10 and 11; 4–5 neural spines between the posteriormost supraneural and the anteriormost dorsal-fin pterygiophore. An identification key to the species of Chrysobrycon is provided. The finding of this new species of Chrysobrycon expands the distribution of the genus to northeastern South America, between ca. 1,000 km from where is known its geographically closer congeners. Furthermore, the description of the new species constitutes the first record of Chrysobrycon in the lower Amazon basin in Brazil.
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spelling doaj-art-f94de6ee84f840349b67e767dcf4e6ac2025-08-20T02:26:00ZengSociedade Brasileira de IctiologiaNeotropical Ichthyology1982-02242025-03-0123110.1590/1982-0224-2024-0077Description of a new species of Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae) from the rio Curuá basin expands the distribution of the genus to the lower Amazon basin, BrazilCárlison Silva-Oliveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8816-5218James A. Vanegas-Ríoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9356-7687André L. C. Cantohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4184-6582Frank R. V. Ribeirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6485-676XAbstract A new species of Chrysobrycon is described from the lower Amazon basin, Brazil. The new species can be diagnosed from its congeners by the combined presence of the following characteristics: presence of a clear or fully depigmented area located posterior to the humeral blotch, which separates it from the longitudinal band of chromatophores along the body flank; 14–16 gill rakers on the first branchial arch; 15–19 dentary teeth; reduced or absent fourth infraorbital; 4–7 maxillary teeth; presence of a terminal lateral-line tube between the caudal-fin rays 10 and 11; 4–5 neural spines between the posteriormost supraneural and the anteriormost dorsal-fin pterygiophore. An identification key to the species of Chrysobrycon is provided. The finding of this new species of Chrysobrycon expands the distribution of the genus to northeastern South America, between ca. 1,000 km from where is known its geographically closer congeners. Furthermore, the description of the new species constitutes the first record of Chrysobrycon in the lower Amazon basin in Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252025000100206&lng=en&tlng=enCis-Andean basinsGuiana shieldNeotropical fishSexual dimorphismStevardiini
spellingShingle Cárlison Silva-Oliveira
James A. Vanegas-Ríos
André L. C. Canto
Frank R. V. Ribeiro
Description of a new species of Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae) from the rio Curuá basin expands the distribution of the genus to the lower Amazon basin, Brazil
Neotropical Ichthyology
Cis-Andean basins
Guiana shield
Neotropical fish
Sexual dimorphism
Stevardiini
title Description of a new species of Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae) from the rio Curuá basin expands the distribution of the genus to the lower Amazon basin, Brazil
title_full Description of a new species of Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae) from the rio Curuá basin expands the distribution of the genus to the lower Amazon basin, Brazil
title_fullStr Description of a new species of Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae) from the rio Curuá basin expands the distribution of the genus to the lower Amazon basin, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Description of a new species of Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae) from the rio Curuá basin expands the distribution of the genus to the lower Amazon basin, Brazil
title_short Description of a new species of Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae) from the rio Curuá basin expands the distribution of the genus to the lower Amazon basin, Brazil
title_sort description of a new species of chrysobrycon characiformes stevardiidae from the rio curua basin expands the distribution of the genus to the lower amazon basin brazil
topic Cis-Andean basins
Guiana shield
Neotropical fish
Sexual dimorphism
Stevardiini
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252025000100206&lng=en&tlng=en
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