Melanostomias Brauer, 1902
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https://doi.org/ 10.1590/1982-0224-2022-0004 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12720315 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EC2487AA-EA3E-C535-6438-FB6DFA7953D1 |
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Felipe |
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Melanostomias Brauer, 1902 |
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Diagnosis. Melanostomias can be distinguished in the Melanostomiinae by the dorsal and anal fins placed posteriorly in the body, near the caudal-fin base; anal-fin origin below dorsal-fin origin; pectoral fin without isolated rays; 3–7 (usually 5) pectoral-fin rays; 13–18 dorsal-fin rays; 16–21 anal-fin rays; jaw teeth long and depressible; 8 teeth on premaxilla; 4–5 teeth on maxilla; two pairs of teeth on basibranchials; palatine with 5 teeth; vomer with 1 tooth on each side; postorbital organ large; chin barbel present; body depth larger than 10% SL (Morrow, Gibbs, 1964; Parin, Pokhilskaya, 1978; McEachran, Fechhelm, 1998; Sutton et al., 2020). A total of 18 valid species (Fricke et al., 2022).
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