FB-71042 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71042 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Acestrorhamphidae Moenkhausia Moenkhausia aurora Reia, Silva, Oliveira & Benine, 2024 Cará 2025-04-23 2025-04-23 Oliveira, R.C.D., L.F.C. Tencatt, G.D.C. Depra, R. Britzke, C. Oliveira and W.J. da Graça0 A new species of <i>Aequidens</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the rio Paraguai basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 22(2):e230106. (Ref. 133465) FB-GeneralDescr-71051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-04-24 00:00:00 2025-04-24 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71051 The new species inhabits lentic mesohabitats, typically between 10 cm (for hatchlings) and slightly more than 1 meter deep. These are further characterized by extremely crystalline water, with submerged vegatation (Ref. 133465). Oliveira, R.C.D., L.F.C. Tencatt, G.D.C. Depra, R. Britzke, C. Oliveira and W.J. da Graça 2024 A new species of <i>Aequidens</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the rio Paraguai basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 22(2):e230106. (Ref. 133465) FB-DiagnosticDescr-71051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-04-24 00:00:00 2025-04-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71051 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anteriorly oblique dark brown flank bars; dorsal head contour, from the tip of the snout to the vertical through the posterior margin of the eye, almost straight, except for a conspicuous concavity at the interorbital region; lower jaw 40.2-46.9% HL and 16.7-18.5% SL; upper jaw, 12.2-15.1% SL; discontinuous lateral band in fixed specimens; lateral band divided into blotches more conspicuous at the encounter with flank bars; unpigmented areas anteriorly and posteriorly to the midlateral spot absent, not forming a whitish circle above the longitudinal stripe; dorsal portion of the flank bar 5 anteriorly inclined and less conspicuous than the midlateral spot; eight flank bars (1a, 1p, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7); lateral band equally conspicuous along its entire length; dark-brown blotch dorsal to midlateral spot absent; cheek spot present, not spanning the entire anterior margin of the vertical arm of the preopercle; iridescent vermiculations on the cheek, opercle and pectoral girdle absent; suborbital stripe not retained in adult specimens; large, dark-brown blotches on the cheek and opercle and by the brown lachrymal region absent; preopercular spot absent; round midlateral spot; posterodorsal blotch on the flank absent (133465). Oliveira, R.C.D., L.F.C. Tencatt, G.D.C. Depra, R. Britzke, C. Oliveira and W.J. da Graça 2024 A new species of <i>Aequidens</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the rio Paraguai basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 22(2):e230106. (Ref. 133465) FB-Morphology-71051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-04-24 00:00:00 2025-04-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71051 Dorsal spines (total): 1415; Dorsal soft rays (total): 911 Oliveira, R.C.D., L.F.C. Tencatt, G.D.C. Depra, R. Britzke, C. Oliveira and W.J. da Graça 2024 A new species of <i>Aequidens</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the rio Paraguai basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 22(2):e230106. (Ref. 133465) FB-Distribution-71051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-04-24 00:00:00 2025-04-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71051 South America: Brazil. Oliveira, R.C.D., L.F.C. Tencatt, G.D.C. Depra, R. Britzke, C. Oliveira and W.J. da Graça 2024 A new species of <i>Aequidens</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the rio Paraguai basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 22(2):e230106. (Ref. 133465) FB-Uses-71051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-04-24 00:00:00 2025-04-24 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71051 fisheries: of no interest FB-TrophicStrategy-71051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-04-24 00:00:00 2025-04-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ pirilampo The new species inhabits lentic mesohabitats, typically between 10 cm (for hatchlings) and slightly more than 1 meter deep. These are further characterized by extremely crystalline water, with submerged vegatation (Ref. 133465). Oliveira, R.C.D., L.F.C. Tencatt, G.D.C. Depra, R. Britzke, C. Oliveira and W.J. da Graça 2024 A new species of <i>Aequidens</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the rio Paraguai basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 22(2):e230106. (Ref. 133465) FB-Size-71051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-04-24 00:00:00 2025-04-24 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71051 9.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 133465)) Oliveira, R.C.D., L.F.C. Tencatt, G.D.C. Depra, R. Britzke, C. Oliveira and W.J. da Graça 2024 A new species of <i>Aequidens</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the rio Paraguai basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 22(2):e230106. (Ref. 133465) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-71051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-04-24 00:00:00 2025-04-24 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71051 benthopelagic; freshwater