Crenicichla dandara - new species

[cichla]

Abstract: Crenicichla dandara, is endemic to the rio Xingu above the Belo Monte narrows, and its major left bank tributary the rio Iriri.
The new species is distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: body uniformly black (live fishes) or dark brown (preserved specimens) in adults and 74–86 scales in the E1 row. Crenicichla dandara is considered herein to be the tenth species of the
C. lugubris group, ...
Proc. Acad. Natural Sciences Philadelphia 166: 1-13

[DRE]

Great, thanks.

I'd love to get hold of the description in pdf if anyone has it.

///David

[Philippe Burnel]

could be "Xingu III" ?

[cichla]

Yes, it is the species known as Crenicichla sp.”Xingu III”