Xyliphius anachoretes, a new species of aspredinid catfish is described from the Tocantins-Araguaia River system.Xyliphius anachoretes is diagnosed by the presence of six developed retrorse serrae on posterior border of pectoral-fin spine, presence of papillae on the lower lip bearing minute branches, and only two dorsal procurrent rays. Comments about the informativeness of character-state variation among Xyliphius species and aspredinid related genera are furnished. Also, a brief discussion about conservation status of the new taxon is made. © 2010 Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia.
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Figueiredo, C. A., & Britto, M. R. (2010). A new species of Xyliphius, a rarely sampled banjo catfish (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the rio Tocantins-Araguaia system. Neotropical Ichthyology, 8(1), 105–112. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-62252010000100013
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