Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836)

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 : 51

Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Fig. 14

Body deep; greatest body depth contained 2.2 to 3.3 and caudal peduncle depth 10.7 to 14.6 times in SL; head length 2.7 to 4.3, predorsal distance 1.9 to 2.4 and caudal peduncle length 10.6 to 15.6 in SL; snout length 2.1 to 3.1, horizontal orbital diameter 3.3 to 6.6 and least interorbital width 1.7 to 2.1 in HL. Mouth terminal, with broad lips; upper lip with 95 teeth in the outer series, 13- 25 in the inner series, lower lip with 75 teeth in the outer series, 9-10 in the inner series, maxilla toothless. Lateral line complete, with 44-50 pored scales; transverse series above lateral line with 7-10 scale rows and below with 6-9 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 12-13, pectoral fin with 14-19, pelvic fin with 8-9, anal fin with 10-12 and caudal fin with 19 rays ( Castro, Vari, 2004b). Ground color silvery, darker dorsally. Dorsal fin pale grey; pelvic fin reddish-yellow; remaining fins dark-gray ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 542.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Paraná-Paraguay system and rio Paraíba do Sul basin.

Figures

Fig. 14. a. Pyrrhulina australis, NUP 3345, 29.5 mm SL, lagoa do Bilunga, Taquarussu, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. b. Apareiodon affinis, 93.3 mm SL, uncat.c. Apareiodon piracicabae, 120.0 mm SL, uncat. d. Apareiodon vladii, 102.1 mm SL, uncat. e. Parodon nasus, 102.5 mm SL, fresh specimen, uncat. f. Prochilodus lineatus, 495.2 mm SL, fresh specimen, uncat.