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Moenkhausia chlorophthalma and M. plumbea, green eye tetra and lead tetra newly described from Brazil

The green eye tetra, Moenkhausia chlorophthalma, and the lead tetra, Moenkhausia plumbea, are two new species of characins that have recently been described from the Tapajos river drainage system. In the most recent issue of Neotropical Ichthyology, Sousa et al formally described these two new species which are related to perennial aquarium favorites the red [...]

Hypostomus weberi and H. kopeyaka are two new species of plecos from the Rio Negro

Two new Hypostomus species have just been described from Brazil and they are H. weberi and H. kopeyaka. The two new Hypostomus species belong to the H. cochliodon group of species. Hypostomus weberi is covered with attractive large spots all over the body which are larger on the flank yet smaller and more numerous on [...]