Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes 1837)

Saravia, Alejandro Nicolás, Mettola, Víctor Ezequiel, Aguilera, Gastón, Cano, Paula Daniela & Terán, Guillermo Enrique, 2023, Do we know what we are conserving? Fishes from Parque Nacional Aconquija, Tucumán, Northwestern Argentina, Acta Zoológica Lilloana 67 (2), pp. 327-347 : 338

Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes 1837)

Material examined. 1 exemplar; 360.9 mm SL. CI FML 7916 , 1 ex, 27° 21’23.8” S, 65° 48’33.3”W Cochuna River .

Identification. Body robust and relative deep; scales on the flank are large and cycloid, with 44-46 scales in the lateral line; a small protractile mouth, with thick lips; teeth diminute and located on lips, not the jaws; 11 dorsal-fin rays; 10-11 anal-fin rays; forked caudal fin; a bifid spine anteriorly directed in front of dorsal fin; silverish coloration, with thin longitudinal lines along the body; pectoral and pelvic fins orange ( Serra et al., 2014; Almirón et al., 2015).