A new masked Corydoras (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the Itaya and Nanay river basins, Peruvian Amazon
Luiz Fernando Caserta Tencatt,
Morgan Ruiz-Tafur,
Junior Chuctaya
Abstract:A new species of Corydoras is described from the Itaya and Nanay river basins, tributaries of the Río Amazonas in Peru. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following features: (I) branch of the temporal sensory canal at sphenotic, which gives rise to the supraorbital canal, with two pores, (II) upper tooth plate of branchial arch with three series of teeth, (III) area at the corner of the mouth, ventral to the maxillary barbel, with a small, triangular fleshy flap, which may variably… Show more
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