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    First report of four characiform fishes (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) for Uruguay
    (Pensoft Publishers, 2013) Wilson S. Serra; Matías Zarucki; Alejandro Duarte; Edward D. Burress; Franco Teixeira de Mello; Ivan González‐Bergonzoni; Marcelo Loureiro
    In this article the authors present the first report of four characiform fish species for Uruguay, extending their current distribution to the middle and lower Uruguay River basin: Astyanax saguazu Casciotta, Almirón and Azpelicueta, 2003; Hypobrycon poi Almirón, Casciotta, Azpelicueta and Cione, 2001; Leporinus amae Gody, 1980; Cyphocharax saladensis (Meinken, 1933). These species were previously recorded from either the upper Uruguay River, Patos-Merín lagoon system or Paraná River. Color pattern in life for A. saguazu and H. poi are described for the first time.