Lepthoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger, 1895)

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, Neotropical Ichthyology 16 (2), pp. 1-111 : 64

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1590/1982-0224-20170094

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3682229

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03894103-3878-FFD6-FF0B-FE4B2EC104CA

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scientific name

Lepthoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger, 1895)
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Lepthoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger, 1895) View in CoL

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Body elongated; greatest depth contained 3.1 to 3.6 and caudal peduncle depth 8.9 to 9.5 times in SL; head length 3.3 to 3.8, predorsal distance 2.0 to 2.3 and maxillary-barbel length 1.5 to 2.2 in SL; snout length 1.9 to 2.2, horizontal orbital diameter 4.7 to 5.7 and least interorbital width 1.4 to 1.7 in HL. Mouth terminal. Lateral line with 4-6 pores on upper series of plates. Dorsolateral series with 25-26 and ventrolateral series with 22-23 plates. Dorsal fin with I,7, pectoral with I,9 or 10, pelvic fin with 6 and anal fin with 8 rays. Ground color dark-grey to pale brown; several darkbrown spots on body. Dark-grey fins ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 140.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Río Paraguay basin and upper rio Paraná floodplain.

Remarks. Lepthoplosternum pectorale is a non-native species from the upper rio Paraná basin, and its occurrence can be associated with the functioning of the Canal da Piracema, a fish ladder that connects the region downstream from the Itaipu Dam to the region upstream from the dam.

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