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'''''Tometes''''' is a genus of [[rheophilic]] [[serrasalmid]]s found in northern [[South America]]. Three of the four species are restricted to river basins in the [[Guiana Shield]], while ''P. makue'' is from the [[Rio Negro (Amazon)|Rio Negro]] and [[Orinoco]] basins. |
'''''Tometes''''' is a genus of [[rheophilic]] [[serrasalmid]]s found in northern [[South America]]. Three of the four species are restricted to river basins in the [[Guiana Shield]], while ''P. makue'' is from the [[Rio Negro (Amazon)|Rio Negro]] and [[Orinoco]] basins. Members of this genus are [[phytophagous]]. |
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==Species== |
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There are currently four recognized species in this genus:<ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Tometes| month = April | year = 2013}}</ref><ref name=Andrade2013/> |
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:<ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Tometes| month = April | year = 2013}}</ref><ref name=Andrade2013/> |
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* ''[[Tometes camunani]]'' <small>[[Marcelo Costa Andrade|Andrade]], [[Tommaso Giarizzo|Giarizzo]] & [[Michel Jégu|Jégu]], 2013</small><ref name=Andrade2013>Andrade, M.C., Giarrizzo, T. & Jégu, M. (2013): [http://www. |
* ''[[Tometes camunani]]'' <small>[[Marcelo Costa Andrade|Andrade]], [[Tommaso Giarizzo|Giarizzo]] & [[Michel Jégu|Jégu]], 2013</small><ref name=Andrade2013>Andrade, M.C., Giarrizzo, T. & Jégu, M. (2013): [http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252013000200297 ''Tometes camunani'' (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), a new species of phytophagous fish from the Guiana Shield, rio Trombetas basin, Brazil.] ''Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 297-306.''</ref> |
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* ''[[Tometes lebaili]]'' <small>[[Michel Jégu|Jégu]], [[Philippe Keith|Keith]] & [[Elizabeth Belmont-Jégu|Belmont-Jégu]], 2002</small> |
* ''[[Tometes lebaili]]'' <small>[[Michel Jégu|Jégu]], [[Philippe Keith|Keith]] & [[Elizabeth Belmont-Jégu|Belmont-Jégu]], 2002</small> |
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* ''[[Tometes makue]]'' <small>[[Michel Jégu|Jégu]], [[Philippe Keith|Keith]] & [[Elizabeth Belmont-Jégu|Belmont-Jégu]], 2002</small> |
* ''[[Tometes makue]]'' <small>[[Michel Jégu|Jégu]], [[Philippe Keith|Keith]] & [[Elizabeth Belmont-Jégu|Belmont-Jégu]], 2002</small> |
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Tometes is a genus of rheophilic serrasalmids found in northern South America. Three of the four species are restricted to river basins in the Guiana Shield, while P. makue is from the Rio Negro and Orinoco basins. Members of this genus are phytophagous.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Tometes camunani Andrade, Giarizzo & Jégu, 2013[2]
- Tometes lebaili Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu, 2002
- Tometes makue Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu, 2002
- Tometes trilobatus Valenciennes, 1850
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Tometes in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ a b Andrade, M.C., Giarrizzo, T. & Jégu, M. (2013): Tometes camunani (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), a new species of phytophagous fish from the Guiana Shield, rio Trombetas basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 297-306.
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