title: A new species of Hemibrycon (Characiformes, Characidae) from the upper San Juan River drainage, Pacific versant, Colombia.
abstract: Hemibryconsanjuanensis, new species, is described from the upper San Juan River drainage, Pacific versant, Colombia. It is distinguished from Hemibryconboquiae, Hemibryconbrevispini, Hemibryconcairoense, Hemibryconcolombianus, Hemibryconmikrostiktos, Hemibryconmetae, Hemibryconpalomae, Hemibryconrafaelense and Hemibrycontridens by the presence of a circular or oblong humeral spot that is located two scales posterior to the opercle (vs. 3-4 scales in Hemibryconpalomae, Hemibryconrafaelense, Hemibryconbrevispini and Hemibryconcairoense, and 0-1 scales, in Hemibryconmetae and Hemibryconboquiae). It further differs from Hemibryconcolombianus in having a round or oblong humeral spot (vs. rectangular). It differs from Hemibryconbeni, Hemibrycondariensis, Hemibrycondivisorensis, Hemibryconhelleri, Hemibryconhuambonicus, Hemibryconinambari, Hemibryconjabonero, Hemibryconjelskii, Hemibryconmikrostiktos, Hemibryconpolyodon, Hemibryconquindos, Hemibryconraqueliae, Hemibryconsantamartae, Hemibryconsurinamensis, Hemibrycontaeniurus, Hemibrycontridens, and Hemibryconyacopiae in having melanophores on the posterior margins of the scales along the sides of body (vs. lacking melanophores on margins of scales along entire length of the sides of body). The new species differs from all congeners mentioned above in having, among other features, six teeth in the outer premaxillary row arranged in a straight line (vs. five or fewer teeth not arranged in straight line except Hemibryconcairoense with two to six teeth in the outer premaxillary row).
authors.affiliation: Universidad del Quindío, Laboratorio de Ictiología, A. A. 2639, Armenia, Colombia.
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Román-Valencia
authors.affiliation: Universidad del Quindío, Laboratorio de Ictiología, A. A. 2639, Armenia, Colombia.
authors.forename: Raquel I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Ruiz-C
authors.affiliation: Universidad del Quindío, Laboratorio de Ictiología, A. A. 2639, Armenia, Colombia ; 1822 N. Charles St., Belleville, IL, 62221 USA.
authors.forename: Donald C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Taphorn
authors.affiliation: Universidad del Quindío, Laboratorio de Ictiología, A. A. 2639, Armenia, Colombia ; Universidad del Atlántico, Programa de Biología, Barranquilla, Colombia.
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: García-Alzate
keywords: Biodiversity; new taxon; taxonomy; tropical fish