Simpsonichthys suzarti sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new annual fish from the Rio Pardo floodplains, northeastern Brazil
Author
Costa, Wilson J. E. M.
text
Zootaxa
2004
468
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.157844
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Key to species of the
S. constanciae
group
1 No black spots on male flank; dorsal and anal fins of male with short filamentous rays, tip never reaching vertical through posterior margin of caudal fin; male with contact organs on flank scales and inner surface of upper pectoralfin rays ............................ 2
Four longitudinal rows of round black spots on male flank; dorsal and anal fins of male with long filamentous rays, tip posteriorly surpassing posterior margin of caudal
fin; contact organs of flank and pectoral fin absent ................................
S. constanciae
2 Anal fin pointed in male; bars restricted to anterior portion of male flank; no bars on male anal fin................................................................................................................. 3
Anal fin rounded in male; reddish brown bars alternated with bright greenish blue bars on whole male flank; oblique brown bars on male anal fin ............................
S. suzarti
3 No bright dots on caudal and anal fins of male............................................................. 4
White dots on dorsal fin and concentrated on dorsal half of male caudal fin................. .................................................................................................................
S. bokermanni
4 Three horizontal stripes on posterior half of male flank; 4 + 14 gillrakers on first branchial arch; 1618 dorsalfin rays in female; male unpaired fins yellow.......................... ...........................................................................................................
S. perpendicularis
Usually no stripes, sometimes faint median stripe on posterior half of male flank; 3–4 + 11 gillrakers on first branchial arch; 13–15 dorsalfin rays in female; male unpaired fins red..........................................................................................................
S. rosaceus