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Fig. 4. (A) Characidium serrano, holotype, MCP 12488, 50.0 mm SL, riojacutinga on road Seara-Conc6rdia
(BR283), man. Conc6rdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil. (B) Characidium tenue, MCP 16342, 51.7 mm SL, rio Guaiba
(laguna dos Patos drainage), at Itapua beach, near mouth of riacho Itapua, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (C)
Characidium sp. cf. C. zebra, MNRJ 13500, 40.7 mm SL, rio dos Sinos (laguna dos Patos drainage), at PraiaJoao
Fernandes, mun. Santo Ant6nio da Patrulha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Characidium serrano n. sp. Canoas on road Tupitinga-Celso Ramos

Figure 4A (SC458); E. H. L. Pereira, L. A. C. Bergmann,
P. V. Azevedo, R. E. Reis; 25 May 1988. MCP
Holotype.-MCP 12488, 50.0 mm SL; rioJacutin-
12778, 1, 54.2 mm SL; same locality; C. A. Lu-
ga on road (BR283) between Seara and Con-
cena, E. H. L. Pereira, P. V. Azevedo, A. Ream-
c6rdia, mun. Conc6rdia, state of Santa Catarina,
ers; 10 November 1988.
Brazil (approximately 27?10'S 52?09'W); L. A.
C. Bergmann, E. H. L. Pereira, P. V. Azevedo, Rio Uruguay drainage in mun. Marcelino Ra-
mos, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: MCN
A. Ramirez; 2 October 1988. Rio Jacutinga is a
right bank tributary of upper rio Uruguay. 8704, 2, 47.2-48.4 mm SL; rio Pelotas, in front
of "balneario"; S. D. Hahn, S. E. Rampazzo; 30
Paratypes.-Rio Uruguay drainage in mun. Cam- March 1987. MCN 8714, 1, 42.2 mm SL; same
pos Novos, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil: MCP locality and collectors; 31 March 1987. MCN
12038, 1, 47.5 mm SL, rio Canoas at Passo do 8924, 6, 42.6-48.6 mm SL; same locality; S. E.

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Fig. 1. (A) Characidium occidentale, holotype, MCP 17585, 41.2 mm SL, male, arr
Sao Nicolau, mun. Sao Nicolau. (B) Characidium orientale, holotype, MCP 16847, 45.6
on road Pelotas-Arroio Grande (BR116), mun. Arroio Grande. (C) Characidium sp. c
62.6 mm SL, rio Cadeia at Farroupilha bridge, mun. Santa Maria do Erval. (D) Char
10782, 53.7 mm SL, rio Maquine at Maquine, mun. de Maquin6. All from Rio Gran

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