Crenicichla ypo (Teleostei: Cichlidae), a new species from the middle Paraná basin in Misiones, Argentina

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Casciotta, Jorge, Almirón, Adriana, Piálek, Lubomír, Gómez, Sergio, Rícan, Oldrich (2010): Crenicichla ypo (Teleostei: Cichlidae), a new species from the middle Paraná basin in Misiones, Argentina. Neotropical Ichthyology 8 (3): 643-648, DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252010000300009, URL: scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252010000300009&lng=en&tlng=en A new species of Crenicichla, C. ypo, is described from the Arroyo Urugua-í, a left-hand tributary of the middle Paraná River, Misiones province, Argentina.

The new species is recognized by 6 to 8 irregular blotches along the upper lateral line, absence of scattered dark spots on flanks, low number (47-55) of E1 scales, and a slightly prognathous lower jaw. Females have a distinctive coloration of the dorsal fin, with a wide black longitudinal stripe on the distal portion with an equally wide red stripe below it. Una nueva especie de Crenicichla, C. ypo, es descripta de la cuenca del arroyo Urugua-í, tributaria de la margen izquierda del río Paraná medio, provincia de Misiones, Argentina.