A new driftwood catfish species of Tatia (Teleostei: Auchenipteridae) from the western Amazon River basin in Colombia [Tatia caudosignata]

  • Carlos DoNascimiento, Juan Gabriel Albornoz-Garzón and Jorge Enrique García-Melo

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    Tatia caudosignata, new species, is described from terra firme streams of the Colombian Amazon. The new speciesis distinguished from congeners by its unique coloration pattern consisting of dorsal region of head and body cloaked in dark pigment, fading to pale towards ventral region; dorsal fin almost completely dark (exceptingdistal margin and last ray); narrow white bilobed band along base of caudal fin; and posterior margin of caudalfin with uniformly, darkly pigmented interradial membranes. Comments are provided on the phylogenetic affinities of Tatia caudosignata.

    Quelle: Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters/IEF-1103/pp. 1-11 (Der vollständige Artikel ist kostenpflichtig.)

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