%0 Journal Article
%T A new characid fish, Hyphessobryconhexastichos (Characiformes: Characidae) from Chapada dos Parecis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
%A Bertaco
%A Vinicius A.
%A Carvalho
%A Tiago P.
%J Neotropical Ichthyology
%D 2005
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
%R 10.1590/S1679-62252005000300013
%X a new characid species, hyphessobrycon hexastichos, is described from the upper rio tapaj¨Žs, mato grosso, brazil. the new species is distinguished from all other hyphessobrycon species by the presence of black zigzag longitudinal lines between longitudinal rows of scales in the lateral of body, maxilla with 3-5 teeth, i,6 pelvic-fin rays, 18-22 branched anal-fin rays, 4 scale rows above and 3 scale rows below of lateral line, lateral line with 9-13 perforated scales, and 33-35 scales in a longitudinal series.
%K neotropical
%K amazon basin
%K rio tapaj¨Žs
%K rio juruena
%K central brazil
%K taxonomy.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1679-62252005000300013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en