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ABSTRACT Moenkhausia melogramma is herein redescribed, based on the examination of the holotype plus additional specimens from the western Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.

The scientific name for the diamond tetra fish is Moenkhausia pittieri. It also goes by several common names including the diamond characin and Pittier’s tetra. The diamond comparison is based ...

But first, what are cichlids? This type of fish hails from various regions around the world, including Africa, South America, and Asia. With multiple types of cichlids (close to 2,000 recognized ...

Hyphessobrycon cachimbensis,MZUSP 101377, Brazil, Pará, rio Xingu basin, rio Iriri drainage, tributary of rio Curuá at bridge of BR-163 road. A. 51.6 mm SL, male; B. 48.3 mm SL, female. Description.

A new species of Moenkhausia from the rio Culuene, rio Xingu basin, in Mato Grosso State is described here through genetic and morphological data. This new species differs from all congeners by the ...

We have scoured the waters and looked at the 3.5 trillion fish that are in the Earth’s waters. As we can imagine these fish have trillions of names that so many dedicated scientists have renamed with ...

It was a new species of fish. Now, researchers have identified the creature as Moenkhausia guaruba, according to a study published Aug. 17 in Zootaxa. The creature is the newest species of ...

The number of fish species recorded in Madidi National Park and Natural Integrated Management Area (PNANMI), Bolivia has doubled to a staggering 333 species -- with as many as 35 species new to ...

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