Hoplias, Gill, 1903

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 : 48

Hoplias sp. 3

Fig. 13

Body elongated; greatest depth contained 4.7 to 4.8, caudal peduncle depth 7.8 to 9.0 times in SL; head length 3.2 to 3.3, predorsal distance 2.1 to 2.2 and caudal peduncle length 7.8 to 9.0 in SL; snout length 4.0 to 4.2, horizontal orbital diameter 5.1 to 5.4 and least interorbital width 4.0 to 4.2 in HL. Mouth terminal; premaxilla with 8-10; dentary with 30-35; maxilla with 32-36 teeth. Lateral line with 40-42 pored scales; series between lateral lines with 113 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 13, pectoral fin with 13 or 14, pelvic fin with 8, anal fin with 8-11 rays and caudal fin with 19 rays. Ground color pale brown; dark-brown longitudinal band, from opercle to caudal peduncle; several dark-brown irregular transverse bars. Fins with dark-brown spots, sometimes forming darkbrown stripes parallel with fin base ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 190.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Río Paraná, rio Iguaçu and río Uruguay basins ( Bifi, 2013).

Figures

Fig. 13. a. Erythrinus erythrinus, NUP 16220, 77.4 mm SL, córredo da Ponte, Mundo Novo, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. b. Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus, NUP 3437, 150.2 mm SL, lagoa Bilunguinha, Taquarussu, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. c. Hoplias intermedius, MZUSP 69370, 277.2 mm SL, rio Suaçuí Pequeno, downstream from the bridge of Procópio, Coroaci, Minas Gerais State. d. Hoplias mbigua, NUP 292, 260.0 mm SL, Itaipu Reservoir, Santa Helena, State of Paraná. e. Hoplias misionera, NUP 10408, 190.0 mm SL, lagoa Pousada das Graças, Taquarussu, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. f. Hoplias sp. 2, NUP 3457, 250.0 mm SL, ressaco do Leopoldo (ilha Mutum), Batayporã, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. g. Hoplias sp. 3, NUP 3458, 170.0 mm SL, ressaco do Leopoldo (ilha Mutum), Batayporã, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. h. Hemiodus orthonops, 137.0 mm SL, uncat.