Megaleporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1836)

Diniz, Paulo Baltazar, Siqueira, Hatus de Oliveira, Faleiros, Tâmer de Oliveira, Pereira, Nycolas Levy, Senhorini, José Augusto, Esguícero, André Luiz Henríques & Bertelli, Célio, 2019, Fishes from lakes and tributaries of the Rio Santa Bárbara, Sapucaí-Mirim / Grande hydrographic basin, São Paulo, Brazil, Check List 15 (4), pp. 629-640 : 632

Megaleporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1836) Figure 5B

Original description. Leporinus obtusidens Valenciennes, 1847: 9 .

Geographic distribution. Paraná, La Plata and Jacuí, São Francisco and Parnaíba basins: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Materials examined. Vouchered materials: LIRP 15799; Sampling site I of Table 1. Non‑vouchered materials: Sampling sites J and L of Table 1.

Identification. An Anostomidae representative with subterminal mouth; premaxillary and dentary bones with 3 incisiform teeth; silver colored body with 3 rounded spots over the lateral line. Dorsal fin whitish and pectoral, pel‑ vic, anal, and caudal fins yellowish.