Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae (Steindachner, 1907)

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 : 32

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3682030

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03894103-3858-FFF6-FC8B-FC2828E901AC

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Carolina

scientific name

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae (Steindachner, 1907)
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Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae (Steindachner, 1907) View in CoL Fig. 8 View Fig

Body deep; greatest depth contained 2.4 to 2.8 and caudal peduncle depth 8.0 to 9.2 times in SL; head length 3.7 to 3.9, predorsal distance 1.7 to 1.9 and caudal peduncle length 11.8 to 13.0 in SL; snout length 2.9 to 3.7, horizontal orbital diameter 2.4 to 3.0 and least interorbital width 2.3 to 2.9 in HL. Mouth terminal; inner row of premaxilla with 5 teeth, outer with 4-5, dentary with 9-11 and maxilla with 1-2 teeth. Lateral line incomplete, with 7-11 pored scales; longitudinal series with 25-29 scales; transverse series above lateral line with 4 scale rows and below with 3 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 10-11, pectoral fin with 14-15, pelvic fin with 9, anal fin with 24 to 26 and caudal fin with 19 rays ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007). Ground color silvery; superior portion of eye red; darkbrown chromatophores concentrated on distal margin of scales conferring reticulated pattern to body; one darkbrown humeral spot; anterior half of caudal peduncle with light-beige area. Yellowish fins; posterior portion of caudal peduncle and proximal third of caudal fin with conspicuous black transverse bar occupying their whole depth.

Maximum standard length. 54.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Rio Parnaíba, rio São Francisco and río de la Plata basins.

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