New Species of 2008!

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CATFISH:
Eretmomegalonema- New genus
Megalonema amaxanthum
Megalonema orixanthum

Two new cis-Andean species of the South American catfish genus Megalonema allied to trans-Andean Megalonema xanthum, with description of a new subgenus (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae).

http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol6num3\v06n3a18.pdf – full article
Pictured below: Megalonema orixanthum holotype

 

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CATFISH:
Gladioglanis anacanthus

A new species of Gladioglanis Ferraris & Mago-Leccia from rio Aripuanã, Amazonas, Brazil (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae).

http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol6num3\v06n3a17.pdf – full article

 

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BUMBLEBEE CATFISH:
Microglanis carlae

Microglanis carlae, a new species of bumblebee catfish (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the río Paraguay basin in Paraguay.

http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol6num3\v06n3a16.pdf – full article

 

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PLECO:
Hemiancistrus cerrado

A new species of Hemiancistrus from the rio Araguaia basin, Goiás state, Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricariidae).

http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol6num3\v06n3a15.pdf – full article

 

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PLECO:
Lithoxus jantjae

Description of a new Lithoxus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Guayana Highlands with a discussion of Guiana Shield biogeography.

http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol6num3\v06n3a14.pdf – full article

 

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PLECO:
Hypostomus denticulatus
Hypostomus heraldoi

Two new species of Hypostomus Lacépède (Teleostei: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, Central Brazil.

http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol6num3\v06n3a13.pdf – full article
Pictured top: H. heraldoi
Pictured bottom: H. denticulatus

 

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PLECO:
Hypostomus faveolus

A new pale-spotted species of Hypostomus Lacépède (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Tocantins and rio Xingu basins in Central Brazil.

http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol6num3\v06n3a12.pdf – full article
Pictured: a & b - rio Araguaia basin (preserved and alive)
c & d - rio Xingu basin (alive specimens)

 

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WHIPTAIL CATFISH:
Loricaria lundbergi
Loricaria pumila
Loricaria spinulifera

Three new species of the armored catfish genus Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from river channels of the Amazon basin.

http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol6num3\v06n3a11.pdf – full article
Pictured below: L. lundbergi

 

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WHIPTAIL CATFISH:
Rineloricaria langei
Rineloricaria maacki

Two new species of Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Iguaçu basin, southern Brazil.

http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol6num3\v06n3a09.pdf – full article
Picture below: Rineloricaria maacki

 

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WHIPTAIL CATFISH:
Rineloricaria osvaldoi

Rineloricaria osvaldoi (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a new species of armored catfish from rio Vermelho, Araguaia basin, Brazil.

http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol6num3\v06n3a08.pdf – full article