A New Cryptic Species of Piranha Serrasalmus (Serrasalmidae) from the Bolivian Amazon, Upper Madeira River System

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dc.contributor.authorF. Gallo-Cardozo
dc.contributor.authorM. Careaga
dc.contributor.authorFernando M. Carvajal‐Vallejos
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T19:38:11Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T19:38:11Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractA new species of piranha in the genus Serrasalmus (Characiformes, Serrasalmidae) is described from tributaries of the upper Madeira River drainage in the Bolivian Amazon Basin. This species shares a similar morphology with S. compressus but showing differences in body depth, body color and shape, and can be morphologically distinguished from its congeners. Genetic analysis of COI sequence data revealed minimal divergence (~1%) from morphologically recognized species, indicating that although S. compressus is the species most similar in appearance, genetically it shows the closest relationship to S. compressus and S. magallanesi.
dc.identifier.doi10.1134/s0032945224602938
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1134/s0032945224602938
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/77217
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPleiades Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Ichthyology
dc.sourceUniversity of San Simón
dc.subjectAmazon rainforest
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectAmazon basin
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subjectZoology
dc.titleA New Cryptic Species of Piranha Serrasalmus (Serrasalmidae) from the Bolivian Amazon, Upper Madeira River System
dc.typearticle

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