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Prodontocharax melanotus
Prodontocharax melanotus Pearson, 1924
Also calledMojarrita (spa) · Sardinita (spa) · charax černavý (ces)
First described in: Pearson, N. E. (1924). The fishes of the eastern slope of the Andes. I. The fishes of the Rio Beni basin, Bolivia, collected by the Mulford expedition. <em>Indiana University Studies.</em> v. 11 (no. 64): 1-83, Pls. 1-12.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
description
1. Margins of toothed region of maxilla (96): (0> 1) dorsally divergent. Paralleled in nodes 162, 209, 254, and 282 and in Rhoadsia altipinna. 2. Extent of implantation of teeth along maxilla (137): (0> 1) extending across almost entire maxillary lamella. Reversal of synapomorphy 1 of node 202. Paralleled in node 208 and in Grundulus cochae, Hemibrycon surinamensis, and Nematobrycon palmeri. 3. Orientation of anterior dentary teeth (141): (0> 1) oriented anteriorly, almost parallel to main axis of dentary. Paralleled in node 225. 4. Bony lamella dorsal to fourth basibranchial (185): (0> 1) absent. Reversal of synapomorphy 3 of node 203. Paralleled in node 296 and in Axelrodia lindeae, Gymnocharacinus bergii, Hollandichthys multifasciatus, Mimagoniates rheocharis, Nematocharax venustus, and Paracheirodon axelrodi. 5. Form of anterior expansion of basihyal (191): (0> 1) expanded, with anterior margin with two-thirds or more of its length. Paralleled in Aulixidens eugeniae, Cyphocharax spilotus, and Thayeria obliqua. 6. Rows of gill rakers on first ceratobranchial (192): (0> 1) two. Reversal of synapomorphy 3 of node 179. Paralleled in the Iguanodectinae, in node 280, and in Brycon or
Phylogeny of the family Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes): from characters to taxonomy
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