Astyanax xavante, a new species of characid from middle rio Araguaia in the Cerrado region, Central Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae)

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Garutti, Valdener, Venere, Paulo Cesar (2009): Astyanax xavante, a new species of characid from middle rio Araguaia in the Cerrado region, Central Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology 7 (3): 377-383, DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252009000300004, URL: scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252009000300004&lng=en&tlng=en Astyanax xavante is described from a creek of the middle rio Araguaia drainage located in the Cerrado region of the Brazilian Central Plateau.

The new species is distinguished from congeners by the combination of pigmentation, morphometric, meristic, morphologic, and tooth features. Ecological notes for A. xavante are included. Astyanax xavante é descrita de um córrego da drenagem do médio rio Araguaia, localizado em área de Cerrado do planalto do Brasil Central.