| Citation | Oliveira-Silva, L., R. Britzke, V. Meza-Vargas, M.H. Hidalgo, D. Faustino-Fuster, C. Oliveira and A.M. Zanata, 2025, Morphological and molecular evidence reveals a new species of Characidium from the Ucayali-Urubamba Piedmont, Peru, and novel molecular clades are proposed within the genus.. J. Fish Biol. 1-12. |
| Ref. | Oliveira-Silva, L., R. Britzke, V. Meza-Vargas, M.H. Hidalgo, D. Faustino-Fuster, C. Oliveira and A.M. Zanata, 2025 |
| Page | 3-7;fig.1-2;tab.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Characidium ortegai |
| Comment | etymology, morphology, occlit |
| Locality | Peru, Cusco Department, La Convención Province, Megantoni District, Charapa creek tributary of Urubamba River, Ucayali River sub-basin, Amazon River basin; MUSM 77985. |
| Distribution | Peru. |
| Quote | urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E4854AB7-BDD9-40B9-A878-B5F73C868C56 Maximum size (paratype): 3.46 cm., SL; (holotype): 3.02 cm., SL. |