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(
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22861 (218.0 mm SL),
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, Amazonas: Lago Catalão (
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,
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), Rio Amazonas at the confluence of rios Negro and Solimões; gill net; 0
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FC41D588826A0CE1" box="[939,1079,1685,1711]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="2004-08-04">4 Aug 2004</date>
, A. Negrão.
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<emphasis id="B95532212F38C153FF2FD5A0871F0C99" bold="true" box="[197,322,1725,1751]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">Paratypes</emphasis>
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. All specimens collected at the same locality as the
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.
<collectionCode id="ED3076F62F38C153FBCFD5A0823A0C99" box="[1061,1127,1725,1751]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rm88-499z" name="Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">INPA</collectionCode>
22125 (1, 185.0 mm SL),
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FF7DD5F887680CB1" box="[151,309,1765,1791]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="2003-09-10">10 Sept 2003</date>
, V. S. Dias;
<collectionCode id="ED3076F62F38C153FE2CD5F884550CB1" box="[454,520,1765,1791]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rm88-499z" name="Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">INPA</collectionCode>
22860 (1, 218.0 mm SL),
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FCA8D5F885BC0CB1" box="[834,993,1765,1791]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="2003-05-29">29 May 2003</date>
, J. Zuanon;
<collectionCode id="ED3076F62F38C153FB98D5F882E90CB1" box="[1138,1204,1765,1791]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rm88-499z" name="Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">INPA</collectionCode>
22863 (1, 97.0 mm SL),
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FF3BD41087620D69" box="[209,319,1805,1831]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="1999-10">Oct 1999</date>
, V. S. Dias;
<collectionCode id="ED3076F62F38C153FE26D41084530D69" box="[460,526,1805,1831]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rm88-499z" name="Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">INPA</collectionCode>
24734 (1, 250.0 mm SL),
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FCA8D41085870D69" box="[834,986,1805,1831]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="2005-07-16">16 July 2005</date>
, J. Zuanon;
<collectionCode id="ED3076F62F38C153FB8DD41082F40D69" box="[1127,1193,1805,1831]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rm88-499z" name="Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">INPA</collectionCode>
22864 (1, 135.0 mm SL), 0
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FF0BD42887360D01" box="[225,363,1845,1871]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="2003-04-09">9 Apr 2003</date>
, S. Amadio &amp; J. Zuanon;
<collectionCode id="ED3076F62F38C153FD48D42884B90D01" box="[674,740,1845,1871]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rm88-499z" name="Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">INPA</collectionCode>
26059 (1, 206.0 mm SL),
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FBCBD42882C00D01" box="[1057,1181,1845,1871]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="2006-05">May 2006</date>
, C. Sotero &amp; J. Monteiro;
<collectionCode id="ED3076F62F38C153FF37D44087420D39" box="[221,287,1885,1911]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rm88-499z" name="Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">INPA</collectionCode>
26060 (1, 180.0 mm SL),
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FDB1D44084A90D39" box="[603,756,1885,1911]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="2006-04-10">10 Apr 2006</date>
, A. Silva Filho &amp; F. Andrade;
<collectionCode id="ED3076F62F38C153FB8BD44082FE0D39" box="[1121,1187,1885,1911]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rm88-499z" name="Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">INPA</collectionCode>
26061 (1, 160.0 mm SL),
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FF38D49887090DD1" box="[210,340,1925,1951]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="2005-04">April 2005</date>
, V. S. Dias;
<collectionCode id="ED3076F62F38C153FE0FD498847A0DD1" box="[485,551,1925,1951]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rm88-499z" name="Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">INPA</collectionCode>
26062 (1, 138.0 mm SL),
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FC8AD49885A30DD1" box="[864,1022,1925,1951]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="2005-05-11">11 May 2005</date>
, A. Silva Filho &amp; V. S. Dias;
<collectionCode id="ED3076F62F38C153FAB0D49883C10DD1" box="[1370,1436,1925,1951]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rm88-499z" name="Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">INPA</collectionCode>
26063 (1, 250.0 mm SL),
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FE38D4B084290D89" box="[466,628,1965,1991]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="2005-05-11">11 May 2005</date>
, A. Silva Filho &amp; V. S. Dias;
<collectionCode id="ED3076F62F38C153FC0AD4B0821F0D89" box="[992,1090,1965,1991]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/6yx0-3nm7" name="Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo" pageId="1" pageNumber="36">MZUSP</collectionCode>
95170 (ex-INPA 22862), (1, 205.0 mm SL), 0
<date id="FF9FC8F32F38C153FEB5D4C887B70DA1" box="[351,490,2005,2031]" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" value="2004-07-05">5 July 2004</date>
, C. Sotero da Silva.
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FF2FD38A87180AFF" bold="true" box="[197,325,151,177]" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FD8FD38A84F70AFF" bold="true" box="[613,682,151,177]" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">n. sp.</emphasis>
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belongs to the
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-group, as defined by
<bibRefCitation id="EFB093C22F3BC150FB3ED38583350AFC" author="Gery" box="[1236,1384,152,178]" pageId="2" pageNumber="42" refString="Gery, J. (1977) Characoids of the World. T. F. H. Publ., Neptune City, 672 pp." type="book" year="1977">Géry (1977)</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="EFB093C22F3BC150FF7DD3DD87380A94" author="Garavello" box="[151,357,192,218]" pageId="2" pageNumber="42" refString="Garavello, J. C. (1979) Revisao taxonomica do genero Leporinus Spix, 1829 (Ostariophysi, Anostomidae). Unpublished PhD Dissertation, USP, Sao Paulo, 451 pp." type="book" year="1979">Garavello (1979)</bibRefCitation>
. It differs from most of congeners (except
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FC8DD3DD85AD0A97" box="[871,1008,192,217]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">L. fasciatus</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FBEBD3DD82370A97" box="[1025,1130,192,217]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">L. affinis</emphasis>
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and
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) by the high lateral line scale count (4547 versus 43 or fewer), and from these species by the color pattern (brownish-grey with one small and elongated dark blotch on the flanks in
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vs. yellow ground color with several single or divided vertical dark bars on the side in the others).
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is morphologically similar to the slender bodied species
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Borodin, 1929
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and
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FBD4D27D82960B37" box="[1086,1227,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">L. brunneus</emphasis>
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, but differs from them by the higher lateral line scale count (4547 versus
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and
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) and by a different color pattern (lateral blotch occupying 24 horizontal scales in
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versus
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, and absence of well defined blotches on the body sides in
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FB5DD2C5831E0BBF" box="[1207,1347,472,497]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">L. brunneus</emphasis>
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).
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FF2CD2E287020857" bold="true" box="[198,351,511,537]" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">Description.</emphasis>
Refer to
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for a general view of the
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and one of the
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(INPA 22863) and to
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for measurements and body proportions. Body medium sized (up to 250.0 mm SL) and elongated, greatest body depth at dorsal-fin origin. Dorsal profile gently curved from snout to dorsal-fin base; slightly slanted posteroventrally at dorsal-fin base, gently slanted to adipose-fin and moderately concave at caudal peduncle. Ventral body profile gently curved from lower jaw tip to pectoral-fin insertion, somewhat convex to almost straight to anal opening, slanted posterodorsally at anal fin base and slightly concave at caudal peduncle. Dorsal and ventral body contour rounded in cross section, somewhat compressed at base of dorsal and anal fins. Prepelvic region a little rounder than other body sections, postpelvic region slightly compressed. Caudal peduncle elongated, almost rectangular, slightly longer than high.
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FF7DD62887440F03" bold="true" box="[151,281,1333,1357]" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FECAD628844C0F02" box="[288,529,1333,1356]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">Leporinus amazonicus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FDFDD628840E0F03" bold="true" box="[535,595,1333,1357]" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">n. sp.</emphasis>
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, lateral view of the holotype (INPA 22861, 218 mm SL).
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FF7DD44287470D39" bold="true" box="[151,282,1887,1911]" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FEC8D44284490D38" box="[290,532,1887,1910]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">Leporinus amazonicus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3BC150FDF6D44284070D39" bold="true" box="[540,602,1887,1911]" pageId="2" pageNumber="37">n. sp.</emphasis>
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, lateral view of a freshly collected specimen (INPA 22863, paratype, 97 mm SL).
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<paragraph id="8B9EEE332F3AC151FF7DD5FC835C0CB6" blockId="3.[151,1281,1761,1785]" box="[151,1281,1761,1785]" pageId="3" pageNumber="38">
<emphasis id="B95532212F3AC151FF7DD5FC87440CB7" bold="true" box="[151,281,1761,1785]" pageId="3" pageNumber="38">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Inner view of the teeth of
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3AC151FDDED5FF85780CB7" box="[564,805,1762,1785]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="38">Leporinus amazonicus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3AC151FCC6D5FC85350CB7" bold="true" box="[812,872,1761,1785]" pageId="3" pageNumber="38">n. sp.</emphasis>
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(INPA 22860, 218 mm SL, paratype).
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<paragraph id="8B9EEE332F3AC151FF2FD431853F0DA8" blockId="3.[151,1436,1836,2022]" pageId="3" pageNumber="38">Dorsal fin with ii, 10 rays, almost rectangular, with convex upper margin when fully spread; median dorsal-fin rays larger and approximately with double size of first and last ones. Pectoral fin i, 1416, with a convex margin. Pelvic fin i, 89, wide and with a round edge, its base slightly in advance of mid body and well separated of each other when spread. Anal fin ii, 89, its tip not reaching the base of caudal fin when adpressed. Caudal fin deeply forked with similar sized lobes.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3DC156FF7DD6E387440C58" bold="true" box="[151,281,1534,1558]" pageId="4" pageNumber="39">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Lateral view of the teeth of
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3DC156FDA2D6E385640C5B" box="[584,825,1534,1557]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="39">Leporinus amazonicus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3DC156FCD5D6E385260C58" bold="true" box="[831,891,1534,1558]" pageId="4" pageNumber="39">n. sp.</emphasis>
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(INPA 22860, 218 mm SL, paratype).
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<paragraph id="8B9EEE332F3DC156FF2FD55482EF0CFD" blockId="4.[151,1437,1609,2035]" pageId="4" pageNumber="39">Head stout and approximately conical, laterally compressed and covered with thick skin. Eye relatively small, with free orbital rim. Lower edge of orbit below main longitudinal body axis. Gill openings wide, gill rakers short and fleshy, 1315 on lower half of first branchial arch. Branchiostegal rays 4.</paragraph>
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Mouth subterminal. Nasal openings set close together and separated by a thin skin fold. Anterior nares as a short tube with a rounded posterior flap, posterior nares as a round opening with lamellae clearly visible inside. Lower jaw shorter and set inside upper jaw with mouth closed. Lips fleshy and thick, internally covered by numerous papillae. Teeth 4/
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each side of mouth, incisiforms, with borders almost straight, excavated on the lingual side and decreasing in size from symphysis (
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,
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).
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<paragraph id="8B9EEE332F3DC156FF2FD49485030DBD" blockId="4.[151,1437,1609,2035]" pageId="4" pageNumber="39">Scales cycloid. Lateral line (LL) straight, with 4547 perforated scales. Scales series between dorsal fin origin and LL numbering 5 to 5.5, and 5 from LL to pelvic fin origin. Circumpeduncular scales series 16, and 1418 irregularly set scales between dorsal and adipose fins.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3CC157FF7DD38A87540AE1" bold="true" box="[151,265,151,175]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Morphometrics of
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3CC157FE36D38584900AE1" box="[476,717,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Leporinus amazonicus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95532212F3CC157FD3ED38A854C0AE1" bold="true" box="[724,785,151,175]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">n. sp.</emphasis>
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(
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:
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). Measurements expressed as percentage of SL or head length (*). SD = standard deviation.
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<paragraph id="8B9EEE332F3CC157FD8ED3EF834B09FA" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
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<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED3EF849A0B47" box="[612,711,242,265]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Holotype</th>
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD3EF824E0B47" box="[848,1043,242,265]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Paratypes (n = 11)</th>
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<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD200824E0B7A" box="[848,1043,285,308]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Range</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D20083780B7A" box="[1197,1317,285,308]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Mean (SD)</td>
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<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D25587C80B11" box="[159,405,328,351]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Standard length (SL)</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED255849A0B11" box="[612,711,328,351]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">218.0</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD255824E0B11" box="[848,1043,328,351]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">97.0250.0</td>
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<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D26F83780BC7" box="[159,1317,370,393]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D26F87C80BC7" box="[159,405,370,393]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">head length</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED26F849A0BC7" box="[612,711,370,393]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">25.2</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD26F824E0BC7" box="[848,1043,370,393]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">24.427.8</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D26F83780BC7" box="[1197,1317,370,393]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">25.9 (1.0)</td>
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<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D28083780BFA" box="[159,1317,413,436]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D28087C80BFA" box="[159,405,413,436]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">body depth</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED280849A0BFA" box="[612,711,413,436]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">23.9</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD280824E0BFA" box="[848,1043,413,436]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">23.827.0</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D28083780BFA" box="[1197,1317,413,436]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">25.3 (1.2)</td>
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<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D2D583780B91" box="[159,1317,456,479]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D2D587C80B91" box="[159,405,456,479]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">body width</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED2D5849A0B91" box="[612,711,456,479]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">15.6</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD2D5824E0B91" box="[848,1043,456,479]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">13.116.4</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D2D583780B91" box="[1197,1317,456,479]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">14.6 (1.1)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D2EF83780847" box="[159,1317,498,521]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D2EF87C80847" box="[159,405,498,521]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">caudal peduncle length</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED2EF849A0847" box="[612,711,498,521]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">14.4</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD2EF824E0847" box="[848,1043,498,521]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">14.216.5</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D2EF83780847" box="[1197,1317,498,521]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">15.3 (0.7)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D1008378087A" box="[159,1317,541,564]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D10087C8087A" box="[159,405,541,564]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">caudal peduncle depth</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED100849A087A" box="[612,711,541,564]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">9.4</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD100824E087A" box="[848,1043,541,564]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">8.69.5</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D1008378087A" box="[1197,1317,541,564]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">9.2 (0.3)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D15583780811" box="[159,1317,584,607]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D15587C80811" box="[159,405,584,607]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">predorsal length</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED155849A0811" box="[612,711,584,607]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">43.1</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD155824E0811" box="[848,1043,584,607]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">41.946.7</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D15583780811" box="[1197,1317,584,607]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">44.4 (1.5)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D16F837808C7" box="[159,1317,626,649]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D16F87C808C7" box="[159,405,626,649]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">preventral length</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED16F849A08C7" box="[612,711,626,649]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">46.8</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD16F824E08C7" box="[848,1043,626,649]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">46.850.5</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D16F837808C7" box="[1197,1317,626,649]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">48.9 (1.0)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D180837808FA" box="[159,1317,669,692]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D18087C808FA" box="[159,405,669,692]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">preanal length</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED180849A08FA" box="[612,711,669,692]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">76.6</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD180824E08FA" box="[848,1043,669,692]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">76.382.5</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D180837808FA" box="[1197,1317,669,692]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">80.2 (2.0)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D1D583780891" box="[159,1317,712,735]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D1D587C80891" box="[159,405,712,735]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">interdorsal distance</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED1D5849A0891" box="[612,711,712,735]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">27.1</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD1D5824E0891" box="[848,1043,712,735]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">25.428.4</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D1D583780891" box="[1197,1317,712,735]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">26.9 (0.9)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D1EF83780947" box="[159,1317,754,777]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D1EF87C80947" box="[159,405,754,777]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">head depth*</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED1EF849A0947" box="[612,711,754,777]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">70.9</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD1EF824E0947" box="[848,1043,754,777]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">66.775.4</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D1EF83780947" box="[1197,1317,754,777]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">70.8 (3.0)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D0008378097A" box="[159,1317,797,820]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D00087C8097A" box="[159,405,797,820]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">head width*</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED000849A097A" box="[612,711,797,820]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">52.7</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD000824E097A" box="[848,1043,797,820]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">50.055.6</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D0008378097A" box="[1197,1317,797,820]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">53.5 (2.2)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D05583780911" box="[159,1317,840,863]" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D05587C80911" box="[159,405,840,863]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">snout length*</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED055849A0911" box="[612,711,840,863]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">36.4</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD055824E0911" box="[848,1043,840,863]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">33.338.5</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D05583780911" box="[1197,1317,840,863]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">35.9 (1.6)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D06F837809C7" box="[159,1317,882,905]" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D06F87C809C7" box="[159,405,882,905]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">orbit diameter*</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED06F849A09C7" box="[612,711,882,905]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">20.0</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD06F824E09C7" box="[848,1043,882,905]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">18.521.8</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D06F837809C7" box="[1197,1317,882,905]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">20.1 (1.0)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3511EC712F3C3EADFF75D080837809FA" box="[159,1317,925,948]" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<th id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFF75D08087C809FA" box="[159,405,925,948]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">interorbital distance*</th>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFD8ED080849A09FA" box="[612,711,925,948]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">41.8</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFCBAD080824E09FA" box="[848,1043,925,948]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">38.243.1</td>
<td id="76C0850D2F3C3EADFB47D080837809FA" box="[1197,1317,925,948]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">40.8 (1.6)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9EEE332F3CC157FF2FD71885CB0F41" blockId="5.[151,1437,1029,1935]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<emphasis id="B95532212F3CC157FF2FD71887AA0E51" bold="true" box="[197,503,1029,1055]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Color pattern in alcohol.</emphasis>
Ground color brownish grey, slightly darker at dorsum. Scale edges darker than centrum, forming an incipient reticulate pattern on body. One slightly elongated dark blotch on body side, occupying 24 scales horizontally and 12 vertically, situated over the LL scale series and placed at dorsal fin level. Fins yellowish to light grey, with interradial membranes darker (especially on anal and caudal fin). Pelvic yellowish with anterior edge grey. Adipose dark grey at base and free edge, with center yellowish (
<figureCitation id="131AF2B62F3CC157FAAFD7B883D70EF1" box="[1349,1418,1189,1215]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,255,1333,1357]" captionTargetBox="[175,1400,962,1296]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[175,1400,962,1297]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Leporinus amazonicus n. sp., lateral view of the holotype (INPA 22861, 218 mm SL)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/182897/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). Smallest examined specimen (97.0 mm SL) with a series of short and narrow vertical bands along dorsum (up to the LL), more conspicuous between head and dorsal fin origin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9EEE332F3CC157FF2FD60085D80FB1" blockId="5.[151,1437,1029,1935]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<emphasis id="B95532212F3CC157FF2FD60087ED0F79" bold="true" box="[197,432,1309,1335]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Live color pattern.</emphasis>
Dorsum brownish grey, darker on head and anterior portion of body. Ventral portion of body light grey to yellowish. One black, slightly elongated blotch over lateral line scales, at dorsal-fin level. Scales with base and free edge darker than centrum, producing a conspicuous reticulated pattern especially in upper half of trunk. Pectoral fin yellow, dorsal and pelvic fins yellow to bright orange at distal portion. Caudal and anal fins bright orange to red, suffused with dark melanophores at base and along rays. Adipose fin yellowish grey with base and center darker (
<figureCitation id="131AF2B62F3CC157FCC4D6F8852A0FB1" box="[814,887,1509,1535]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,255,1887,1911]" captionTargetBox="[292,1294,1494,1862]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[292,1294,1494,1863]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Leporinus amazonicus n. sp., lateral view of a freshly collected specimen (INPA 22863, paratype, 97 mm SL)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/182898/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33BBDB82F3CC157FF2FD510850F0D29" pageId="5" pageNumber="40" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B9EEE332F3CC157FF2FD510825F0C39" blockId="5.[151,1437,1029,1935]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<emphasis id="B95532212F3CC157FF2FD51087030C69" bold="true" box="[197,350,1549,1575]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Distribution</emphasis>
. All the measured specimens were collected in the central portion of the Rio Amazonas basin near Manaus. Nevertheless, the species may be expected to occur along most of floodplain habitats of the Rio Solimões-Amazonas in the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Pará.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9EEE332F3CC157FF2FD598850F0D29" blockId="5.[151,1437,1029,1935]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<emphasis id="B95532212F3CC157FF2FD59887C50CD1" bold="true" box="[197,408,1669,1695]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Ecological notes.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C2195B02F3CC157FE48D59884F30CD0" box="[418,686,1669,1694]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Anostomidae" genus="Leporinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Characiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="40" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="amazonicus">
<emphasis id="B95532212F3CC157FE48D59884F30CD0" box="[418,686,1669,1694]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Leporinus amazonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was collected in floodplain lakes and backwaters with muddy bottom substrate, in typical
<emphasis id="B95532212F3CC157FE18D5B0841D0C88" box="[498,576,1709,1734]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">várzea</emphasis>
habitats. Intensive collecting done monthly in the Lago Catalão near Manaus during seven consecutive years (
<date id="FF9FC8F32F3CC157FD91D5C8855F0CA1" box="[635,770,1749,1775]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40" value="2001" valueMax="2007">20012007</date>
) resulted in only a few specimens of the new taxon, and usually just one collected each time, indicating a low abundance and apparently solitary habits of this species. However, this supposed rarity may be biased by the concentration of our collecting efforts around Manaus, which may represent a marginal distribution of this species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33BBDB82F3CC157FF2FD46882D20DC1" box="[197,1167,1909,1935]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B9EEE332F3CC157FF2FD46882D20DC1" blockId="5.[151,1437,1029,1935]" box="[197,1167,1909,1935]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">
<emphasis id="B95532212F3CC157FF2FD468870F0DC1" bold="true" box="[197,338,1909,1935]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named after the Rio Amazonas, where all the
<typeStatus id="549A50912F3CC157FC92D46885F60DC1" box="[888,939,1909,1935]" pageId="5" pageNumber="40">type</typeStatus>
series comes from.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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