Biblio Entry Summary for Argolebias paranaensis
 
Citation Costa, W.J.E.M., 2006, The South American annual killifish genus Austrolebias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): phylogenetic relationships, descriptive morphology and taxonomic revision.. Zootaxa 1213:1-162.
Ref. 57613 Costa, W.J.E.M., 2006
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Named Used as Valid Austrolebias paranaensis
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Locality Paraguay: Misiones: temporary pools adjacent to río Paraná, about 2 km E of Ayolas, UFRJ 6239.
Distribution South America: soiuthern Paraguay (río Paraná floodplains).
Quote This species is distinguished from all other congeners except A. nigripinnis by having a wide infraorbital bar, its dorsal portion approximately so wide as orbital diameter (vs. distinctly narrower than orbit); differs from A. nigripinnis in having dorsal-fin origin posterior to anal-fin origin (vs. anterior) and a wide, nearly triangular basihyal, its width ca. 50 % basihyal length (vs. nearly rectangular, width ca. 35 % basihyal length) (Ref. 57613).
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