Characidae

Batista-Silva, Valéria Flávia, Frota, Augusto, Kashiwaqui, Elaine Antoniassi Luiz, Abelha, Milza Celi Fedatto, Bailly, Dayani, Gubiani, Éder André & Júnio da Graça, Weferson, 2018, Ichthyofauna from three streams of the lower Iguatemi River in the upper Paraná river basin, Brazil, Check List 14 (2), pp. 363-378 : 367

Family Characidae

Aphyocharax anisitsi Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 Aphyocharax anisitsi Eigenmann and Kennedy 1903: 517 [original

description]— Graça and Pavanelli 2007: 86, 87.

Material examined. Table 2.

Elongated body; terminal mouth; premaxilla with 4–8 teeth, dentary with 7–14, and maxilla with 1–4 teeth. Lateral line incomplete, with 7–10 pored scales; longitudinal series with 30-34 scales; transversal series above lateral line with 4–5 scale rows and below with 3½–5 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 9–11, pectoral fin with 9–12, pelvic fin with 6–8, anal fin with 18–23, and caudal fin with 19, total rays ( Lima 2003). Ground color silvery; no dark marks on body and fins. Reddish fins, except dorsal and adipose fins.