A systematic review of Rhinopetitia Géry (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae) with descriptions of four new species and redescription of R. myersi Géry
Menezes, Naércio A.
Netto-Ferreira, Andre L.
Zootaxa
2019
2019-11-18
4700
1
59
86
Menezes & Netto-Ferreira, 2019
Menezes & Netto-Ferreira
2019
[151,424,1153,1180]
Actinopterygii
Characidae
Rhinopetitia
Animalia
Characiformes
13
72
Chordata
species
oligolepis
sp. nov.
Figs. 14–17, Table 3
Holotype. MZUSP 124120, female 27.0 mm SL: Brazil, Pará, Novo Progresso, Rio Jamanxim, Rio Tapajósbasin, 07°43’51”S, 55°16’36”W, J. Birindelli, L. Sousa, A. L. Netto-Ferreira, M. Sabaj, N. Lujan, 23 October 2007. Paratypes. Allfrom Brazil: INPA 59018, 3(all 22.0 mm SL), MNRJ 51534, 3(30.0-33.0 mm SL), MPEG 38602, 3(23.0–25.0 mm SL), MZUSP 97306, 15(21.0–25.0 mm SL, 5 C&S, 23.0–25.0 mm SL), UFRGS 27591, 3(22.0–24.0 mm SL), collected with the holotype; MZUSP 124119, 1 female, 36.0 mm SL, Mato Grosso, Rio Xingubasin, Gaúcha do Norte, Rio Curisevo, 13°12’58”S, 53°29’53”W. C. Moreira, I. Landim, A. Datovo& Oliveira, 19 October 2004.
Diagnosis. Rhinopetitia oligolepiscan be differentiated from its congeners by having 4 versus5 longitudinal scale rows between the dorsal-fin origin and the lateral line. It has the body as deep as in Rhinopetitia nigrofasciata(body depth 19.2–24% of SL, and 20.0–24.8 of SL, Fig. 4, Tables 4and 5), but lower than in R. myersi(26.3–31.1% of SL, Table 1, R. paucirastra27.0–31.8% of SL, Table 2) and R. melanohumeralis(25.0–30.4% of SL, Table 5).
Description.Morphometrics of holotypeand paratypesin Table 3. Body small (largest examined specimen 36.0 mm SL). Head and body elongate and laterally compressed; greatest body depth at dorsal-fin origin. Profile distinctly convex from upper jaw to posterior nostril, slightly convex from latter point to dorsal-fin origin, straight along dorsal-fin base, nearly straight to slightly concave from latter point to adipose-fin origin, and concave from latter point to anteriormost dorsal procurrent ray. Ventral body profile convex from tip of lower jaw to isthmus, nearly straight from that point to vertical through pectoral-fin origin, convex from latter point to pelvic-fin origin, and straight from that point to anal-fin origin. Ventral profile along anal-fin base straight and concave on caudal peduncle. Mouth sub-terminal to nearly inferior; lower jaw short, included in upper jaw when mouth closed. Posterior tip of maxilla reaching vertical through anterior border of pupil. Outer premaxillary tooth row with 4 (4), 5 (19*), or 6 (6) teeth, each with five cuspidate teeth (5), inner row with 4 (29) five (5) cuspidate teeth ( Fig. 15). Maxillary ( Fig. 15) with 2 (21), or 3 (8) teeth, anterior larger teeth with five cusps (5), smaller posterior teeth with 3 cusps (5). Dentary ( Fig. 15) with 4 (29), anterior large five cuspidate teeth (5), followed by 2 (1), 3 (10), or 4 (18), smaller five cuspidate teeth (5) gradually decreasing in size posteriorly. First gill arch with external and internal rows of gill rakers; external row with, 13 (7), 14 (10), 15 (9*) 16 (2), or 17 (1) gill rakers. Branchiostegal rays 4 (5); 3 originating on anterior and 1 on posterior ceratohyal. Scales cycloid. Lateral line complete; perforated scales 33 (1), 34 (6), 35 (15*), or 36 (3). Predorsal scales 11 (15), 12 (13*), or 14 (1). Scale rows between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin 4 (29); rows between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin (3); circumpeduncular scales 11 (6), 12 (16), or 13 (3*)13. Single series of scales with sinuous posterior borders forming sheath along base extending to about 12 thanal-fin ray. FIGURE 14. Rhinopetitia oligolepis, new species, MZUSP 124120, holotype, female, 27.0 mm SL, Brazil, Pará, Novo Progresso, Rio Jamanxim. TABLE 3.Morphometric data for Rhinopetitia oligolepis. Values for the holotype included in the range of female specimens. Standard length in mm; SD = Standard Deviation. Holotype Males Females pvalue Characters n range mean SD n range mean SD Standard length 27.0 3 24.0–25.0 24.3 0.5 26 20.0–27.0 23.7 3.0 Percentages of SL Depth at dorsal-fin origin 22.2 3 22.9–23.3 22.0 0.7 26 19.1–24.0 21.7 1.4 0.248 Snout to dorsal-fin origin 53.0 3 54.0–54.1 54.1 0.1 26 50.0–56.5 53.3 1.6 0.297 Snout to pectoral-fin origin 22.2 3 24.0–24.0 24.0 0.0 26 22.2–26.4 24.5 1.2 0.322 Snout to pelvic-fin origin 48.1 3 48.0–48.3 48.1 0.2 26 46.0–50.0 48.6 1.0 0.339 Snout to anal-fin origin 63.0 3 64.0–65.4 64.8 0.7 26 61.1–66.5 64.4 1.5 0.331 Caudal peduncle depth 08.8 3 08.7–09.2 09.0 0.3 26 08.1–10.2 09.0 0.5 0.419 Caudal peduncle length 16.0 3 14.6–15.2 14.9 0.3 26 13.6–16.5 14.8 0.7 0.306 Pectoral-fin length 20.7 3 20.0–21.6 20.8 0.8 26 18.2–22.7 20.6 1.1 0.337 Pelvic-fin length 14.0 3 15.0–16.0 15.6 0.5 26 13.0–16.1 15.1 0.8 0.248 Dorsal-fin base length 11.1 3 11.6–13.0 12.0 0.4 26 11.1–13.3 12.2 0.6 0.422 Dorsal-fin height 22.2 3 23.0–24.0 23.3 0.6 26 21.7–25.0 23.0 0.9 0.437 Anal-fin base length 19.6 3 20.0–20.8 20.5 0.5 26 18.7–23.3 20.9 1.2 0.474 Anal-fin lobe length 17.7 3 17.0–17.9 17.4 0.5 26 16.1–19.0 17.5 0.7 0.400 Eye to dorsal-fin origin 43.0 3 38.7–41.6 40.1 0.4 26 35.7–43.0 39.7 1.7 0.432 Dorsal-fin origin to caudal-fin base 48.1 3 46.6–48.0 47.1 0.8 26 43.5–50.0 47.1 1.5 0.369 Bony head length 24.0 3 24.4–25.4 24.9 0.5 26 23.3–26.6 25.4 0.8 0.410 Percentages of HL Horizontal eye diameter 41.5 3 38.3–41.0 39.6 1.3 26 37.9–42.1 40.2 1.4 0.488 Snout length 24.6 3 23.0–24.6 23.6 0.9 26 21.6–25.0 23.2 1.0 0.320 Least interorbital width 33.8 3 30.7–34.9 33.3 0.9 26 30.7–35.0 33.3 0.9 0.291 Upper jaw length 33.8 3 32.8–33.3 33.0 0.3 26 30.0–33.9 33.0 1.0 0.281 Pectoral-fin rays i,10 (1), 11 (5), 12 (19*), or 13 (4). Distal tip of longest pectoral-fin ray not reaching pelvicfin origin. Pelvic-fin rays i,6,i (29), tip of fin falling short of anal-fin origin. Supraneurals 5 (1) or 6 (4) rod shaped, or with discrete enlargement of dorsal portion; last supraneural located anterior to neural spines of 9 th(2) or 10 th(3) vertebral centra. Dorsal-fin rays ii,7,i (29). First dorsal-fin pterygiophore inserting behind neural spines of 11 th(3) and 12 th(2) centra. Distal margin of extended dorsal fin straight to slightly convex. Dorsal-fin origin closer to caudal-fin base than to snout tip. Base of last dorsal-fin ray situated slightly anterior to vertical through anal-fin origin. Anal-fin rays iv–v, 12 (2), 13 (3), 14 (3), 15 (6), (4), or 17 (1), posterior most ray adnate. Anal fin with short, inconspicuous, anterior lobe including last unbranched ray plus first 5–6 branched rays. Distal margin of anal fin concave. First anal-fin pterygiophore inserting behind haemal arch of centrum 17 th(5). Adipose fin present. Principal caudal-fin rays 10/9 (67). Dorsal and ventral procurrent rays 11(1), or 12 (4) and 11(3), or 12(2) respectively. Vertebrae 34 (1), and 35 (4). FIGURE 15. Rhinopetitia oligolepis, MZUSP 97063, 25.0 mm SL C&S, jaws and dentition, lateral view, left side, anterior at left. Color in alcohol.Ground color pale to yellowish brown. Small dark chromatophores around mouth extends laterally to tip of maxilla and snout and up toward top of head except for a light area from tip of snout to fontanel; top of head behind light area dark with large concentration of small dark chromatophores; slightly larger chromatophores on upper portion of opercle and fourth, fifth and sixth infraorbital bones and upper and median portions of opercle; lower part of opercle with scattered dark chromatophores. Small dark chromatophores all over upper part of body above lateral line and scattered on lower part of body below lateral line. Mid-dorsal and adjacent longitudinal scale rows densely pigmented with small dark chromatophores distributed over whole scales, but leaving an unpigmented area near the border of each scale. Mid-line of predorsal scales with larger chromatophores. A dark mid-lateral stripe in freshly preserved specimens from about behind upper portion of opercle to caudal base extending through anterior part of median caudal-fin rays. All fins hyaline with scattered dark chromatophores on dorsal, caudal, and anal fins and very few on pectorals, and pelvic fins. FIGURE 16. Rhinopetitia oligolepis, MZUSP 97063, 25.0 mm SL C&S, sexually mature male; anal-fin rays, lateral view, left side, showing anal-fin hooks. FIGURE 17. Rhinopetitia oligolepis, MZUSP 97063, 25.0 mm SL C&S, sexually mature male; pelvic-fin rays, ventral view, left side, showing pelvic-fin hooks. Sexual dimorphism.Mature males ( Fig. 16) with bilateral hooks on largest unbranched through fifth branched anal-fin rays. Pelvic fins of sexually mature males with hooks on all branched and last unbranched ray ( Fig. 17). Hooks absent on fins of mature females.
Etymology.The specific epithet oligolepisis from the Greek words “oligo” meaning few and “lepis” meaning scale in reference to the fewer number of longitudinal scale rows from dorsal-fin origin to lateral line in this species.
Distribution.This species is known from small tributaries flowing into the Rio Tapajós and Rio Xingu basins, Brazil( Fig. 9).
2452381599
2007-10-23
MZUSP
J. Birindelli & L. Sousa & A. L. Netto-Ferreira & M. Sabaj & N. Lujan
Brazil
Novo Progresso
-7.7308335
Rio Tapajos
21
-55.276665
Rio Jamanxim
13
72
MZUSP 124120
1
Para
holotype
2452381600
[199,516,1333,1359]
Brazil
All
13
72
1
paratype
2452381632
[529,912,1332,1360]
INPA
Brazil
13
72
INPA 59018, 3
1
paratype
2452381595
[926,1344,1332,1360]
MNRJ
Brazil
13
72
MNRJ 51534, 3
1
paratype
2452381613
MPEG
Brazil
13
72
MPEG 38602, 3
1
paratype
2452381634
[488,1231,1368,1396]
MZUSP
Brazil
13
72
MZUSP 97306, 15
1
paratype
2452381630
UFRGS
Brazil
13
72
UFRGS 27591, 3
1
holotype
2452381621
2004-10-19
MZUSP
C. Moreira & I. Landim & A. Datovo & Oliveira
Brazil
Rio Xingu
-13.216111
Rio Curisevo
21
-53.498055
Gaucha do Norte
13
72
MZUSP 124119
1
1
Mato Grosso
paratype