Check List 11(5): e19356, doi: 10.15560/11.5.1757
First record of Pimelodella mucosa Eigenmann & Ward, 1907 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) in Formosa, Argentina and comments on the geographical distribution of P. howesi Fowler, 1940
expand article infoGastón Aguilera‡, María de las Mercedes Azpelicueta§
‡ Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (CONICET) - Fundación Miguel Lillo, Argentina§ CONICET-División Zoología Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Argentina

Corresponding author: Gastón Aguilera ( aguileragaston@gmail.com )

© 2017 Gastón Aguilera, María Azpelicueta.
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Citation: Azpelicueta M, Aguilera G (2015) First record of Pimelodella mucosa Eigenmann & Ward, 1907 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) in Formosa, Argentina and comments on the geographical distribution of P. howesi Fowler, 1940. Check List 11(5): 1757. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.5.1757
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Abstract
The examination of the specimens re­cord­ed as Pimelodella howesi in Argentina reveals a misidentification that allow us to confirm the presence of Pimelodella mucosa for first time in the country.
Keywords
laterosensory canal pores; Pimelodella; distribution; Argentina