Range extension of a small livebearer fish, Poecilia scalpridens (Garman, 1895) (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae): a new record for the Jari river drainage, Amapá, Brazilian Amazon

By

Bragança, Pedro H. N.
Ottoni, Felipe
Gama, Cecile de Souza
Henschel, Elisabeth

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-7-26

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

17

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

1081--1087

Subjects

Cyprinodontoidei , freshwater , Geographic distribution , Ichthyology , Neotropical region , Poeciliids , South America

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/17.4.1081

 

Abstract

Recent field expeditions in the Jari river drainage, in addition to examination of uncatalogued poeciliids, allowed the identification of specimens as Poecilia (Pamphorichthys) scalpridens (Garman, 1895). The known range of this species includes lakes and igarapés in the lower reaches of tributaries near the main channel of the Amazon River between Parintins and the mouth of the Tapajós River. Here, we expand the range of P. scalpridens by about 300 km. We provide the main diagnostic characters of P. scalpridens to facilitate identification of specimens collected in future field surveys.