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Issue: Vol. 2332 No. 1: 11 Jan. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-01-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2332.1.3
Page range: 40–48
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of suckermouth armored catfish, Pseudancistrus kwinti (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Coppename River drainage, Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname

The Field Museum / Fish Division, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60605, USA
nton de Kom University of Suriname, Center for Agricultural Research in Suriname CELOS and Department of Biology, P.O.B. 9212, Paramaribo, Suriname
Department of Biology, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 06459, USA
Fish Guiana Shield Kwinti Aquatic Rapid Assessment Program

Abstract

A new species of suckermouth armored catfish, Pseudancistrus kwinti, is described from the Coppename River, Suriname. It can be diagnosed from all other described Pseudancistrus by the following combination of characters: dentary papillae absent, mid-dorsal plate row complete, coloration mottled or with bars, hypertrophied odontodes along edge of snout, and weakly evertible cheek plates. It is only known from the Coppename River drainage within the Central Suriname Nature Reserve, a United Nations World Heritage Site, and one of the most pristine environments remaining on the planet. Mining, increased fishing pressure, and tourism threaten to change the region.

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