Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816)

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 : 25

Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816)

Fig. 6

Body deep; greatest depth contained 3.6 to 3.7, caudal peduncle depth 11.3 to 11.5 times in SL; head length 3.1 to 3.3, predorsal distance 1.8 to 1.9, caudal peduncle length 9.3 to 9.6 in SL; snout length 3.4 to 4.0, horizontal orbital diameter 5.7 to 5.9 and least interorbital width 2.7 to 3.2 in HL. Mouth terminal; inner row of premaxilla with 9-11, outer row with 8, inner row of dentary with 40-50, outer row with 28 or 29 and maxilla with 30-33 teeth. Lateral line with 93-96 pored scales; transverse series above lateral line with 16-18 scale rows and below with 8-9 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 11 or 12, pectoral fin with 15, pelvic fin with 9, anal fin with 26-29 and caudal fin with 19 rays. Ground color yellowish; longitudinal series of dark-brown spots on flank scales; dark-brown transverse band on posterior portion of caudal peduncle, extending to distal margin of median caudal-fin rays. Yellowish fins ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 780.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Río de la Plata and río Mamoré basins, and Laguna dos Patos drainage.

Figures

Fig. 6. a. Brycon hilarii, 288.9 mm SL, fresh specimen, uncat. b. Brycon orbignyanus, 270.0 mm SL, fresh specimen, uncat. c. Salminus brasiliensis, 500.0 mm SL, fresh specimen, uncat. d. Salminus hilarii, NUP 1893, 170.0 mm SL, rio Paraná, Porto Rico.