Engraulisoma taeniatum Castro, 1981 (Characiformes: Characidae): range extension with new records in the rio Madeira basin, Rondônia and Amazonas states, Brazil

Abstract

Engraulisoma taeniatum is a rare fish recorded in few collections around the world. In Brazil E. taeniatum was only known from the rio Paraguay drainage according to the available scientific literature. Herein the geographic range of the species in the Brazilian territory is extended to tributaries of the rio Madeira basin in the States of Rondônia and Amazonas.