Expanding the geographical distribution of <em>Astyanax biotae</em> Castro & Vari, 2004 (Characiformes, Characidae), with comments on its conservation status

Check List 14(2): 387-392, doi: 10.15560/14.2.387

Expanding the geographical distribution of Astyanax biotae Castro & Vari, 2004 (Characiformes, Characidae), with comments on its conservation status

Carlos Alexandre Miranda Oliveira^‡, Anielly Galego de Oliveira^‡, Carla Simone Pavanelli^‡

‡ Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil

Corresponding author: Carlos Alexandre Miranda Oliveira ( carlos.oliveira.itape@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Mariangeles Arce Hernandez

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Citation: Oliveira CAM, de Oliveira AG, Pavanelli CS (2018) Expanding the geographical distribution of Astyanax biotae Castro & Vari, 2004 (Characiformes, Characidae), with comments on its conservation status. Check List 14(2): 387-392. https://doi.org/10.15560/14.2.387

Abstract

Astyanax biotae Castro & Vari, 2004 was only known from the type locality, a first-order stream from the lower Paranapanema River, a left bank tributary from the upper Paraná river basin. We report A. biotae from the Ivinhema River, rio do Peixe and other tributaries of Paranapanema River, expanding its distribution to both margins of the Paraná River. Astyanax biotae is zooplanktivorous and regarding its conservation status, can be classified as Least Concern.

Keywords

Neotropics; Ivinhema River; rio do Peixe; Paranapanema River; South America