Crenicichla yaha sp. n. (Perciformes: Labroidei: Cichlidae), a new species from the río Iguazú and arroyo Urugua-í basins, northeastern Argentina
By Casciotta, Jorge, Adriana E. Almirón, Sergio E. Gómez
Zoologische Abhandlungen, 56:107-112 2006
" Crenicichla yaha sp. n. is described from the río Iguazú and arroyo Urugua-í basins
in Misiones Province, northeastern Argentina. Crenicichla yaha sp. n. can be differentiated from the remaining species within the genus by the following combination of characters: (1) serrated posterior border of the preopercle, (2) 48–51 scales on the E1 row, (3) isognathous jaws or slightly prognathous upper jaw, (4) presence of suborbital stripe, (5) fl anks with fi ve or six dark rectangular blotches just below the upper lateral line along dorsal-fi n base, and (6) lacking of vertical stripes. "
Classification: Taxonomy and phylogeny.
Language: English
Reference in bibliography for species (3)
Name substitutions
- Crenicichla tesay referred to as Crenicichla yaha [p. 108].
Casciotta, Jorge & Adriana E. Almirón, Sergio E. Gómez. 2006. "Crenicichla yaha sp. n. (Perciformes: Labroidei: Cichlidae), a new species from the río Iguazú and arroyo Urugua-í basins, northeastern Argentina". Zoologische Abhandlungen. 56:107-112 (crc01371) (abstract)