Table 1. Morphometric data for Astyanax vermilion, new species. Based on holotype (MZUSP 101243) and paratypes (UFBA 4342 [n = 12], UFBA 4343 [n=12], UFBA 4344 [n=12]).
H Paratypes/males Paratypes/females
range mean range mean
Standard length (mm) 39.4 35.7-40.3 38.1 30.5-40.8
Percents of standard length
Depth at dorsal-fin origin 34.8 33.4-37.4 35.4 30.5-35.9 33.6
Snout to dorsal-fin origin 51.3 50.9-53.9 52.5 50.5-55.1 52.8
Snout to pectoral-fin origin 25.9 24.5-27.8 26.4 24.5-27.8 25.9
Snout to pelvic-fin origin 47.0 46.5-48.6 47.6 46.0-50.1 47.8
Snout to anal-fin origin 63.7 62.1-66.1 64.2 62.3-66.8 64.6
Caudal-peduncle depth 10.9 10.6-12.5 11.3 9.7-11.5 10.7
Caudal-peduncle length 13.5 13.0-15.1 13.8 12.2-15.2 13.6
Pectoral-fin length 23.4 22.4-26.3 24.6 21.0-23.9 22.5
Pelvic-fin length 19.3 19.1-22.0 20.3 17.3-19.7 18.5
Dorsal-fin base length 12.7 11.1-14.0 12.7 11.2-13.5 12.5
Dorsal-fin heigth 27.9 27.3-31.4 29.2 25.4-30.6 28.0
Anal-fin base length 29.7 27.9-30.3 29.2 26.2-29.7 27.7
Anal-fin lobe length 15.2 15.2-19.1 17.5 17.8-22.0 19.9
Eye to dorsal-fin origin 38.1 37.8-40.3 39.2 37.4-41.1 39.0
Dorsal-fin origin to caudal-fin base 52.5 50.8-53.6 52.1 48.7-53.0 51.1
Head length 22.6 22.2-24.7 23.4 21.6-23.8 23.0
Percents of head length
Horizontal eye diameter 41.6 39.4-46.6 43.7 40.7-47.1 44.6
Snout length 22.5 20.8-24.7 22.9 20.5-24.7 22.8
Least interorbital width 33.7 30.9-36.0 33.3 29.6-36.6 33.0
Upper jaw length 43.8 41.6-46.8 44.1 40.9-49.4 44.3