Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch, Schneider, 1801)

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 : 45-46

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3682146

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scientific name

Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch, Schneider, 1801)
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Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch, Schneider, 1801) View in CoL

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Body elongated; greatest body depth contained 3.5 to 5.0 and caudal peduncle depth 2.0 to 4.0 times in SL; head length 3.1 to 3.5, predorsal distance 1.2 to 1.7 and caudal peduncle length 10.0 to 12.1 in SL; snout length 2.6 to 3.0, horizontal orbital diameter 1.8 to 4.3 and least interorbital width 2.5 to 2.7 in HL. Mouth terminal; premaxilla with 8-10, dentary with 32-36 and maxilla with 30-33 teeth. Lateral line with 28 or 29 pored scales; transverse series above lateral line with 3-4 scale rows and below with 3 or 2½ scale rows. Dorsal fin with 12, pectoral fin with 15, pelvic fin with 8, anal fin with 10 and caudal fin with 19 rays ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007). Ground color pale brown, dorsal regions darker than ventral; dark-brown rounded blotch, when present, on humeral region. Fins with darkbrown spots, sometimes fused forming irregular transverse stripes, especially on dorsal and caudal fins.

Maximum standard length. 200.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Coastal rivers of Northern South America, río Orinoco and Amazon basins, Paraná-Paraguay system ( Eschmeyer et al., 2017).

Remarks. Erythrinus erythrinus is a non-native species from the upper rio Paraná, and its occurrence can be associated with its introduction as a live bait by anglers.

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