Pimelodus maculatus Lacépède, 1803

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 : 83

Pimelodus maculatus Lacépède, 1803

Fig. 29

Body deep; greatest depth contained 3.7 to 4.0 times in SL; head length 3.3 to 3.7, anal-fin base length 7.4 to 8.6, adipose-fin base length 4.2 to 4.4, maxillary-barbel length 0.9 to 1.4 in SL; snout length 2.0 to 2.3, horizontal orbital diameter 4.5 to 6.0, least interorbital width 3.3 to 3.8 in HL ( Deprá et al., 2015); orbital diameter 0.8 to 1.2 in interorbital width. Mouth terminal; dentigerous tooth plates in both premaxilla and dentary; teeth absent in vomer and metapterygoid. Dorsal fin with I,6 rays, pectoral fin with I,11-14, pelvic fin with 6 and anal fin with 11-14 rays. Ground color yellowish; longitudinal series of dark-brown blotches. Dark-grey fins with black spots, especially on caudal and adipose fins ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 275.0 mm ( Deprá et al., 2015)

Distribution. Río de la Plata basin.

Figures

Fig. 29. a. Pimelodus maculatus, NUP 12783, 214.4 mm SL, lagoa da Onça, Batayporã, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. b. Pimelodus microstoma, NUP 18158, 117.6 mm SL, rio Azul, Palotina, State of Paraná. c. Pimelodus mysteriosus, NUP 10824, 158.0 mm SL, lagoa do Guaraná, tributary of the rio Baía, Taquarussu, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. d. Pimelodus ornatus, 208.0 mm SL, fresh specimen, uncat. e. Pimelodus paranaensis, 168.0 mm SL, uncat.