Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

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 : 17

Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

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Body deep; greatest depth contained 2.2 to 2.8 and caudal peduncle depth 6.4 to 7.6 times in SL; head length 3.8 to 4.9, predorsal distance 1.9 to 2.2 and caudal peduncle length 7.0 to 12.1 in SL; snout length 2.3 to 2.8, horizontal orbital diameter 4.5 to 6.4 and least interorbital width 2.3 to 2.9 in HL. Mouth terminal, toothless. Lateral line complete, with 35-38 pored scales; transverse series above lateral line with 5-6 scale rows and below with 6-8 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 21, pectoral fin with 16 or 18, pelvic fin with 8, anal fin with 7 to 9 rays. Ground color silvery to pale yellow; darker dorsally. Yellowish fins ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 480.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Drainages of Eurasia.

Remarks. Cyprinus carpio is an Eurasian species and its occurrence in the upper rio Paraná can be associated with fish-farming.

Figures

Fig. 2. a. Potamotrygon amandae, 420.0 mm TL, fresh specimen, uncat. b. Potamotrygon cf. falkneri, 780.0 mm TL, fresh specimen, uncat. c. Platanichthys platana, NUP 16904, 28.9 mm SL, lagoa das Garças, tributary of the rio Paraná, Batayporã, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. d. Cyprinus carpio, NUP 1414, 203.3 mm SL, estação de piscicultura (CODAPAR-UEM), Maringá, State of Paraná.