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Cichlid Fishes from the La Plata Basin. Part V. Description of Aequidens plagiozonatus sp.n. (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the Paraguay River System
Author(s) -
KULLANDER SVEN O.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1984.tb00031.x
Subject(s) - cichlid , teleostei , biology , structural basin , fish fin , characiformes , drainage basin , fishery , paleontology , fish <actinopterygii> , cartography , geography
Aequidens plagiozonatus sp.n. is described from 49 specimens collected in the northern Paraguay river system. It is the only known species of Aequidens Eigenmann & Bray in the La Plata basin. Distinguishing characteristics include the slanting vertical bars on the sides, discontinuous horizontal lateral band, immaculate or very sparsely dotted caudal fin and short pectoral fin.