Vieja coatlicue sp. nov., una nueva especie de cíclido (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) de la cuenca del Río Coatzacoalcos, México

By Del Moral-Flores, Luis Fernando, E. López-Segovia, T. Hernández-Arellano

Revista de Zoología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 29:1-12 2018


" A new species of Central American cichlid is described, Vieja coatlicue sp. nov., from the Coatzacoalcos river basin (Oaxaca-Veracruz), Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. The species is easily distinguishable from its closest congener (V. zonata) with whom it was mistaken, for displaying the following characteristics: elongated body, posterior dorsal fin origin to the opercular rim, separation between the apex of the pelvic fins and the anus. A set characters that typify the species: spines and dorsal rays, generally XVII to XVIII, 10 to 12; anal fin VI, 7 to 9; pectoral fin, I,14 or 15; total gill rakers in the first branchial cleft 8-11; total vertebrae 30-31 "

Classification: Taxonomy and phylogeny.

Language: Spanish

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Del Moral-Flores, Luis Fernando & E. López-Segovia, T. Hernández-Arellano. 2018. "Vieja coatlicue sp. nov., una nueva especie de cíclido (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) de la cuenca del Río Coatzacoalcos, México". Revista de Zoología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 29:1-12 (ffm08588) (abstract)