A new pale-spotted species of Hypostomus Lacépède (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Tocantins and rio Xingu basins in central Brazil

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Zawadzki, Cláudio H., Birindelli, José L. O., Lima, Flávio C. T. (2008): A new pale-spotted species of Hypostomus Lacépède (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Tocantins and rio Xingu basins in central Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 6 (3): 395, DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252008000300012, URL: scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252008000300012&lng=en&tlng=en A new species of the genus Hypostomus Lacépède (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from rio Tocantins and rio Xingu basins in central Brazil, is described.

The new species is distinguished from its congeners by a unique combination of pale blotches over a darker background on head, body and fins, and conspicuous keels on head, predorsal region and lateral plates. Comments on the pale-spotted species of Hypostomus are provided. Uma nova espécie do gênero Hypostomus Lacépède (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) é descrita das bacias dos rios Tocantins e Xingu no Brasil central.