Bryconamericus exodon Eigenmann, 1907

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 : 39-40

Bryconamericus exodon Eigenmann, 1907

Fig. 11

Body elongated; greatest body depth contained 3.8 to 4.2 and caudal peduncle depth 10.6 to 11.2 times in SL; head length 4.1 to 4.3, predorsal distance 2.1 to 2.2, and caudal peduncle length 6.7 to 7.1; snout length 3.5 to 4.0, horizontal orbital diameter 2.2 to 2.5 and interorbital distance 2.4 to 2.8 in HL. Mouth terminal; inner row of premaxilla with 4, outer row with 5; dentary with 9 or 10, and maxilla with 2 or 3 teeth. Lateral line with 36-38 pored scales; transverse series above lateral line with 4 or 5 rows and below with 3 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 11 or 12, pectoral fin with 14 or 15, pelvic fin 9, anal fin rays 22-26, and caudal with 19 rays. Ground color pale yellow; black vertically elongated humeral spot; silvery longitudinal band (brown or grey in fixed specimens), from humeral spot to caudal peduncle. Yellowish fins; distal margin of caudal-fin lobes black ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 62.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Río Paraguay and upper rio Paraná basins.

Remarks. Bryconamericus exodon is a non-native species from the upper rio Paraná, and its occurrence can be associated with the functioning of the Canal da Piracema (a fish ladder that connects the region downstream from the Itaipu Dam to the region upstream from the dam).

Figures

Fig. 11. a. Bryconamericus exodon, 55.8 mm SL, fresh specimen, uncat. b. Bryconamericus aff. iheringii, NUP 824, 50.0 mm SL, rio São Vicente, Missal, State of Paraná. c. Bryconamericus turiuba, NUP 6170, 59.3 mm SL, rio Iguatemi, tributary of the rio Paraná, Coronel Sapucaia, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. d. Diapoma guarani, NUP 17635, 31.2 mm SL, Canal da Piracema, Foz do Iguaçu, State of Paraná. e. Knodus moenkhausii, NUP 3211, 48.0 mm SL, riacho Água Nanci, Porto Rico, State of Paraná. f. Piabarchus stramineus, NUP 3298, 70.0 mm SL, rio Paraná, Porto Rico, State of Paraná. g. Piabina argentea, 68.0 mm SL, uncat. h. Planaltina britskii, NUP 11802, 27.5 mm SL, lagoa Genipapo (ilha Porto Rico, Foz do Iguaçu, State of Paraná.