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First record of a male of Kryptolebias hermaphroditus Costa, 2011 (Cyprinodontiformes: Cynolebiidae)

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NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages -

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SOC BRASILEIRA ICTIOLOGIA
DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20160024

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Hermaphroditism; Mangrove killifish; Mid-Northeastern Caatinga ecoregion; Mixed-mating system; Sexual dimorphism

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  1. Science without Borders Program/CNPq [233161/2014-7]
  2. PDJ Program/CNPq [168228/2014-9]

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During an ichthyological survey in September 2015 at the Ceara-Mirim River estuary, Rio Grande do Norte State, northeastern Brazil, we collected a male of Kryptolebias hermaphroditus, a cynolebiid species that had been previously described as containing exclusively self-fertilizing hermaphrodites. This is the first record of a male in this species, over 140 years after the discovery of the mangrove rivulid species from Brazil. Our discovery reinforces the need for more studies in K. hermaphroditus, as well as the potential of this species as a model for evolutionary studies due to its unique mating system. Durante uma amostragem ictiologica em setembro de 2015 no estuario do rio Ceara-Mirim, Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Nordeste do Brasil, nos coletamos um macho de Kryptolebias hermaphroditus, uma especie de rivulideo que foi descrita como contendo apenas hermafroditas auto-fertilizantes. Este e o primeiro registro de um macho dessa especie, mais de 140 anos depois da descoberta das especies de rivulideos de manguezais do Brasil. Nossa descoberta reforca a necessidade de mais estudos em K. hermaphroditus, assim como, o potencial desta especie como um modelo para estudos evolutivos devido ao seu sistema reprodutivo unico.

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