Any colour you like: new records of ornamental livebearers (Poeciliidae: Cyprinodontiformes) from freshwaters of Argentina.
Author
Terán, Guillermo E.
Fundación Miguel Lillo, Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (CONICET-FML), Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán
guilloteran@gmail.com
Author
Koerber, Stefan
Independent researcher. Friesenstr. 11, 45476 Muelheim, Germany. pecescriollos @ koerber-germany. de
pecescriollos@koerber-germany.de
Author
Stazzonelli, Juan Carlos
Fundación Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Author
Aguilera, Gastón
Fundación Miguel Lillo, Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (CONICET-FML), Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán
Author
Mirande, J. Marcos
Fundación Miguel Lillo, Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (CONICET-FML), Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán
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Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos
2022
2022-03-15
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journal article
298606
10.5281/zenodo.11558417
d37631a4-f113-42bf-abd6-10f034777748
1868-3703
11558417
Poecilia reticulata
-
first record from the Salí river basin
figs. 16-19
CI-FML 7808,
12 ex.
(
6 males
,
6 females
), 14.2-22.43 mm SL.
Bajo Hondo
stream in
Parque Guillermina
,
Salí river
basin,
Tucumán
.
26°49’21”S
,
65°15’30”W
. coll.:
J.C. Stazzonelli
&
G. Rodriguez
,
Sep.2020
.
The specimens collected present the characteristics which are diagnostic of this species: polychromatic and polymorphic colouration pattern in males; gonopodial palp extending beyond gonopodium tip (figs. 19-20); absence of retrorse hook on tip of gonopodial ray 3a; presence of retrorse hook on tip of gonopodial ray 5; gonopodial ray 3 with series of ventral serrae; scales around caudal peduncle 14; and females with 9 anal-fin rays and 6-7 dorsalfin rays. Also, the conspicuous reticulate pattern along the females flank and the absence of a humeral blotch (following
Poeser et al. 2005
;
Bragança et al. 2020
).