New records of freshwater fish for Uruguay

Based on National Collections records, this article presents the first report of eight freshwater fish speciesfor Uruguay in the middle and lower Uruguay River basin, extending their current distribution: Cyanocharax alegretensisMalabarba and Weitzman, 2003; Leporinus lacustris Amaral Campos, 1945; Microglanis aff. eurystoma Malabarba andMahler, 1998; Tatia boemia Koch and Reis, 1996; Lepthoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger, 1895); Crenicichla missioneiraLucena and Kullander, 1992; C. minuano Lucena and Kullander, 1992; Apistogramma borellii Regan, 1906. These specieswere previously recorded either for upper Uruguay River or Paraná River.