Extension of geographic distribution of Chrysobrycon hesperus and C. myersi (Characiformes, Characidae, Stevardiinae) for several drainages flowing into the Amazon River Basin in Peru and Colombia

James Anyelo Vanegas Rios; Vanessa Meza-Vargas; María de las Mercedes Azpelicueta

doi:10.7550/rmb.29591

Extension of geographic distribution of Chrysobrycon hesperus and C. myersi (Characiformes, Characidae, Stevardiinae) for several drainages flowing into the Amazon River Basin in Peru and Colombia

Autores/as

James Anyelo Vanegas Rios
Vanessa Meza-Vargas
María de las Mercedes Azpelicueta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.29591

Palabras clave:

Stevardiinae, first record, Putumayo basin, Urubamba basin, Marañon basin.

Resumen

The geographic distribution of Chrysobrycon hesperus (Böhlke) and C. myersi Weitzman and Menezes is
extended to new localities from the upper Amazon Basin in Peru and Colombia. Chrysobrycon hesperus is recorded for
the first time for the Putumayo River Basin in Colombia.