Knodus moenkhausii (Eigenmann, Kennedy, 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 : 41

Knodus moenkhausii (Eigenmann, Kennedy, 1903)

Fig. 11

Body elongate; greatest body depth contained 3.5 to 4.0, caudal peduncle depth 9.7 to 12.4 times in SL; head length 3.9 to 4.5, predorsal distance 1.8 to 2.0, and caudal peduncle length 6.8 to 7.4 in SL; snout length 3.5 to 3.9, horizontal orbital diameter 1.8 to 2.3, and least interorbital width 2.5 to 3.2 times in HL. Mouth terminal; inner row of premaxilla with 4, outer row with 4-5, dentary with 8-9 and maxilla with 2-3 teeth. Lateral line with 35-39 scales; transverse series above lateral line with 4½-5½ scales above and below with 3-4½ scale rows. Dorsal fin with 10, pectoral fin with 14-15, pelvic fin with 8-9, anal with 22-24, and caudal fin with 19 rays. Ground color silvery to pale yellow; silvery longitudinal band (dark-brown in preserved specimens), from humeral spot to median caudal-fin rays; dark-brown, transversely elongate, humeral spot. Yellowish fins; reddish during reproductive period ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 54.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Paraná-Paraguay system, rio São Francisco and coastal drainages of Southeastern Brazil.

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.