Crenicichla taikyra (Teleostei: Cichlidae), a new species of pike cichlid from the middle río Paraná, Argentina

Por Casciotta, Jorge, A. Almirón, D. Aichino, S. Gómez, L. Piálek, O. Rícan

Zootaxa, 3721(4):379 – 386 16-oct.-2013. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3721.4.5


" Crenicichla taikyra, new species, is described from the middle río Paraná, Argentina. Crenicichla taikyra is distinguished from the other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: lower pharyngeal tooth plate stout, bearing molariform teeth, ascending arm of premaxilla longer than the dentigerous arm, posterior edge of preoperculum serrated, a well developed suborbital stripe, and absence of scattered dark dots on flanks. Molariform teeth on pharyngeal jaws is a derived character among Crenicichla species, however this character state has appeared several times in unrelated species "

Clasificación: Taxonomía y filogénia, Sudadmérica.

Idioma: English

Casciotta, Jorge & A. Almirón, D. Aichino, S. Gómez, L. Piálek, O. Rícan. 2013. "Crenicichla taikyra (Teleostei: Cichlidae), a new species of pike cichlid from the middle río Paraná, Argentina". Zootaxa. 3721(4):379 – 386. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3721.4.5 (crc05740) (resumen)