Living in the waterfalls: A new species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Tabay stream, Misiones, Argentina

PLoS One. 2017 Jun 22;12(6):e0179594. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179594. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

A new species assigned to the genus Trichomycterus from the area of the waterfalls of Tabay stream, Paraná River basin, Misiones, Argentina, is described. Trichomycterus ytororo sp. nov. is distinguished from all other species in the genus by the presence of 31-35 dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays and the combination of some external characters such as: coloration, number of pectoral-fin rays and pores of the laterosensory canals. The new taxon belongs to a presumably monophyletic group of species composed of T. crassicaudatus, T. igobi, and T. stawiarski based on the presence of 24 or more thickly ossified and rigid procurrent caudal-fin rays with a slender distal tip extending along the tips of at least ten neural spines.

MeSH terms

  • Alcohols / pharmacology
  • Animal Distribution
  • Animals
  • Argentina
  • Catfishes / classification*
  • Catfishes / metabolism
  • Fresh Water*
  • Pigmentation / drug effects

Substances

  • Alcohols

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Técnica (PICT–2011–0992 to JMM), http://www.agencia.mincyt.gob.ar/frontend/agencia/fondo/foncyt; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (PIP–11420110100301 to JMM), http://www.conicet.gov.ar/; and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Proc. 152354/2016-6 to JF), http://cnpq.br/web/guest/pagina-inicial. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.