Pyrrhulina australis Eigenmann, Kennedy, 1903
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https://doi.org/ 10.1590/1982-0224-20170094 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3682227 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03894103-3877-FFD9-FF0D-FD4B2E340429 |
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Pyrrhulina australis Eigenmann, Kennedy, 1903 |
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Pyrrhulina australis Eigenmann, Kennedy, 1903 View in CoL
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Body elongated; greatest body depth contained 4.3 to 4.6 and caudal peduncle depth 7.6 to 10.0 times in SL; head length 3.7 to 4.1, predorsal distance 1.5 to 1.7 and caudal peduncle length 5.5 to 6.3 in SL; snout length 3.1 to 3.7, horizontal orbital diameter 2.6 to 2.9 and least interorbital width 2.6 to 2.7 in HL. Mouth terminal; inner row of premaxilla with 9-12, outer row with 4-6, inner row of dentary with 8-12, outer row with 4-5 and maxilla with 1 or 2 teeth. Longitudinal series with 20-25 scales; transverse series with 6-8 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 9 or 10, pectoral fin with 11 or 12, pelvic fin with 9 or 10, anal fin with 10 or 11 and caudal fin with 19 rays. Ground color pale brown; darkbrown longitunal stripe, from anterior portion of dentary, through orbit, to opercle. Yellowish fins; black irregular blotch on dorsal fin. Some specimens can present few or several black blotches on body ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).
Maximum standard length. 33.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).
Distribution. Río de la Plata and rio Guaporé basins.
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