Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel, 1840)

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 : 102

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3681949

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03894103-3822-FF8C-FF7A-FAC928F60789

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Carolina

scientific name

Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel, 1840)
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Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel, 1840) View in CoL

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Body deep; greatest depth contained 2.9 to 3.1, head depth 3.4 to 3.6 and caudal peduncle depth 10.3 to 11.8 times in SL; head length 2.7 to 3.3, predorsal distance 1.5 to 1.8, prepectoral distance 1.7 to 2.2 in SL; snout length 3.7 to 4.2, horizontal orbital diameter 4.2 to 5.6 and least interorbital width 3.6 to 4.9 in HL. Mouth terminal; premaxilla and dentary with several teeth rows. Lateral line with 46-51 pored scales, transverse series above lateral with 12-15 and below lateral line with 15-20 scale rows. Dorsal fin with X,I,29-33, pectoral fin with 15-20, pelvic fin with I,6 and anal fin with II,6 rays. Ground color silvery. Light fins ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 512.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Amazon, río Orinoco and rio São Francisco basins, and Paraná-Paraguay system ( Eschmeyer et al., 2017).

Remarks. Plagioscion squamosissimus is a non-native species from the upper rio Paraná and its occurrence can be associated with its introduction due to commercial importance.

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