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A new species of whiptail armored catfish, genus Pseudohemiodon (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Orinoco River basin, Llanos region of Colombia and Venezuela

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT A new species of whiptail armored catfish belonging to the genus Pseudohemiodon is described. The new species inhabits aquatic systems of the Orinoco River basin, mostly in the Llanos region of Colombia and Venezuela. Previously, it had identified as P. laticeps erroneously. The genus Pseudohemiodon includes seven known species inhabit Amazon and Paraná-Paraguay-Uruguay rivers basins. The new species is distinguished from congeners by the combination of the following characters: abdomen totally covered; area in front of gill opening without plates, ventrally; dorsal body color pattern without transversal dark bands, mostly in the caudal peduncle; head with straight sides; head and caudal peduncle narrower.

Source: Neotropical Ichthyology

DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20180160

Authors: Yecid Andrey Rojas-Molina, Francisco Provenzano-Rizzi, Hernando Ramírez-Gil

Institutions: Universidad de los Llanos, National Polytechnic School, Universidad Central de Venezuela

Language: English

Topic: Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

Subfield: Nature and Landscape Conservation

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $76

Funders: Ecopetrol, Universidad de los Llanos