Vertebrate Zoology 61(1): 105-108, doi:
Rivulus albae, a new species of killifish (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from northeastern Brazil
expand article infoSTEFANO Valdesalici, JOSÉ RAMÓN GARCÍA Gil, DALTON TAVARES BRESSANE Nielsen

Corresponding author: STEFANO Valdesalici ( valdekil@tin.it )

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Citation: Valdesalici S, Gil JRG, Nielsen DTB (2011) Rivulus albae, a new species of killifish (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from northeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology 61(1): 105-108
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Abstract
Rivulus albae, new species, from northeastern Brazil, is described. It is a member of the subgenus Melanorivulus and distinguished from all other species of this assemblage having brown oblique bars on the entire flank often form chevron-like marks with a posterior vertex and differs from R. decoratus by having less scales on lateral series and more branchiostegal and anal fin rays.
Keywords
Killifish, Rivulidae, Rivulus, Melanorivulus, new species, Taxonomy, Brazil.