The species of Hemiancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Ecuador
Autor: | R Francisco Provenzano, S Ramiro Barriga |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Dorsum Hemiancistrus landoni biology Ecology Loricariidae Biodiversity Hemiancistrus biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Ancistrini 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Rivers Animals Animal Science and Zoology Taxonomy (biology) Ecuador Genus Hypostomus Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Catfishes |
Zdroj: | Zootaxa. 4272(2) |
ISSN: | 1175-5334 |
Popis: | At the Fish Collection of the Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, three species traditionally grouped in the genus Hemiancistrus were identified: H. annectens (Regan 1904), H. landoni Eigenmann 1916, and a new specie described here. The new species inhabits exclusively in the Esmeraldas River Basin, Pacific slope, northwestern Ecuador. It is easily recognized by the completely naked abdomen, with rounded, dark spots, and a different color pattern on the dorsal and caudal fins. A comparative analysis of bones related to the opercular mobility, shows important differences between H. annectens, H. landoni, and the new species, suggesting that H. annectens does not belong to the genus Hemiancistrus or the Ancistrini group. According to the characteristics observed in these bones, H. annectens shows greater similarity to those reported in species of the Hypostomini group, supporting its inclusion in this group, but placing it in the genus Hypostomus requires further analysis. On the other hand, the conditions observed on the bones of Hemiancistrus landoni and the new species suggest that both are inside of the Ancistrini group. The new species is placed in the genus Hemiancistrus tentatively, pending future analysis. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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