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Parauchenipterus galeatus

Description

Parauchenipterus galeatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Body deep; greatest body depth contained 3.5 to 3.9 times in SL; head length 4.5 to 4.8, anal-fin base length 2.2 to 2.5 in SL; snout length 2.5 to 2.9, horizontal orbital diameter 4.8 to 5.2, least interorbital width 1.6 to 1.9 in HL. Mouth terminal with dentigerous tooth plates in both premaxilla and dentary. Dorsal fin with I,6, pectoral fin with I,7, pelvic fin with 7 or 8 and anal fin with 21-24 rays. Adipose fin present. Ground color pale yellow to orange with several dark-brown irregular blotches as well as fins (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 285.0 mm (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Widespread in South America rivers.

Notes

Published as part of Ota, Renata Rúbia, Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho, Graça, Weferson Júnio da & Pavanelli, Carla Simone, 2018, Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated, pp. 1-111 in Neotropical Ichthyology 16 (2) on page 62, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20170094, http://zenodo.org/record/3678395

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  • Pavanelli CS, Graca WJ, Zawadzki CH, Britski HA, Vidotti AP, Avelino GS, Verissimo S. Fishes from the Corumba Reservoir, Paranaiba River drainage, upper rio Parana basin, State of Goias, Brazil. Check List. 2007; 3 (1): 58 - 64.