Abstract

VANEGAS-RIOS, James Anyelo  and  TERESA PHILLIP, Dawn Arlene. First record of Gephyrocharax valencia (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae) from the island of Trinidad, West Indies. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2013, vol.84, n.4, pp.1329-1334. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.32504.

The presence of the genus Gephyrocharax and the first record of its species G. valencia are confirmed from the island of Trinidad, based on a comparison with all species of the genus. Gephyrocharax valencia is the first species of the genus recorded for an island.

Keywords : Stevardiini; neotropical fish; Moriquite and Moruga rivers; Corynopoma riisei.