A New Species of Poecilia from Honduras (Teleostei: Poeciliidae)
A new species of Poecilia from the Atlantic slopes of Honduras is described and assigned to the subgenus Mollienesia. Poecilia hondurensis, new species, differs from all congeners in the combination of having tricuspid teeth on the inner of both jaws and lacking a prominent spine or hook on the gonopodium. Eleven geographically close congeners are treated in some detail, and a key is provided to identify all species occurring south of Mexico.Abstract
Poecilia hondurensis, new species, holotype, male, UMMZ 213664, confluence of Río San José and Río Conquire, bridge on San Estebán-Trujillo highway, Olancho, Honduras.
Poecilia hondurensis, new species, allotype, female, UMMZ 248253, confluence of Río San José and Río Conquire, bridge on San Estebán-Trujillo highway, Olancho, Honduras.
Gonopodium of Poecilia hondurensis, new species. Note the absence of an extruding spine on ray 5p, the very reduced hook at ray 3, and that ray 4p is much thicker than ray 4a.
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Associate Editor: C. J. Ferraris