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4 November 2022 A New Species of Silverside of the Genus Odontesthes (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae) with Hypertrophic Lips from a High-Altitude Basin in Southern Brazil
Juliana M. Wingert, Juliano Ferrer, Mayara P. Neves, Dirceu Baumgartner, Luiz R. Malabarba
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Abstract

Odontesthes crossognathos, new species, is described from the Pelotas River basin, upper Uruguay River, southern Brazil. The new species is easily diagnosed by the possession of hypertrophied lips bearing numerous dermal papillae, a character absent in other species of the genus. The new species is also distinguished from congeners, except O. humensis, by having the upper jaw distinctly longer than the lower jaw and a subterminal mouth. These mouth morphology adaptations are probably related to the foraging behavior of the new species, which inhabits rivers with rapids and rocky bottoms in a high-altitude basin.

Odontesthes crossognathos, espécie nova, é descrita da bacia do rio Pelotas, alto rio Uruguai, sul do Brasil. A nova espécie é facilmente diagnosticável por possuir lábios hipertrofiados com numerosas papilas dérmicas, caráter ausente em outras espécies do gênero. A nova espécie também se distingue das congêneres, exceto de O. humensis, por ter a mandíbula superior distintamente mais longa do que a inferior e a boca subterminal. Essas adaptações na morfologia da boca provavelmente estão relacionadas ao comportamento de forrageamento da nova espécie, que habita rios de corredeiras e fundos rochosos em uma bacia de altitude elevada.

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Juliana M. Wingert, Juliano Ferrer, Mayara P. Neves, Dirceu Baumgartner, and Luiz R. Malabarba "A New Species of Silverside of the Genus Odontesthes (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae) with Hypertrophic Lips from a High-Altitude Basin in Southern Brazil," Ichthyology & Herpetology 110(4), 680-689, (4 November 2022). https://doi.org/10.1643/i2021136
Received: 7 December 2021; Accepted: 20 June 2022; Published: 4 November 2022
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