A New Species of Cascudinho of the Genus Hisonotus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Upper Rio Tapajos Basin, Brazil

Hisonotus bockmanni, new species, is described based on specimens collected in a sandbank in the Rio Cururu, a tributary to the Rio Teles Pires, one of the rivers forming the Rio Tapajos in the Amazon Basin. The new taxon is distinguished from its congeners by a unique color pattern, whose most striking features are: two elliptical white spots, anterior to nostrils; predorsal region darkly pigmented with five unpigmented spots arranged as anteriorly pointed chevron; and a rostrocaudally elongate cross along most of the caudal peduncle. The placement of the new species in Hisonotus as well as its possible affinities within that genus are discussed in light of the current knowledge of the phylogenetic relationships among the Hypoptopomatinae.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [140415/2006-8]

Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP)

Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [06/56445-7, 09/54931-0]

LIRP

LIRP

(Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo) (FAPESP)

(Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo) (FAPESP) [03/03108-5, 02/06459-0]