Species:  Moema nudifrontata
Description: Costa, 2003
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References: Moema nudifrontata sp. nov. (CYPRINODONTIFORMES: RIVULIDAE): A NEW ANNUAL FISH FROM THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON. Wilson J. E. M. Costa.; Volume 16 (2) - 2003, Comunicações do MCT.

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Abstract: Moema nudifrontata is distinguished from all other rivulids by the absence of scales on the anterior portion of the frontal region. Moema nudifrontata was previously misidentified as Moema portugali, with which it seems to be closely related.
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  • Moema aff. portugali>/i> "Breu Island"
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    Distribution: The rio Branco floodplains, Amazonian basin, northern Brazil.
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