Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated Ota, Renata Rúbia Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho Graça, Weferson Júnio da Pavanelli, Carla Simone Neotropical Ichthyology 2018 2018-06-11 16 2 1 111 79D93 (Cuvier, 1816) Cuvier 1816 [254,656,1330,1354] Actinopterygii Bryconidae Salminus Animalia Characiformes 24 25 Chordata species brasiliensis    Fig. 6  Body deep; greatest depth contained 3.6 to 3.7, caudal peduncle depth 11.3 to 11.5 times in SL; head length 3.1 to 3.3, predorsal distance 1.8 to 1.9, caudal peduncle length 9.3 to 9.6 inSL; snout length 3.4 to 4.0, horizontal orbital diameter 5.7 to 5.9 and least interorbital width 2.7 to 3.2 inHL. Mouth terminal; inner row of premaxilla with 9-11, outer row with 8, inner row of dentary with 40-50, outer row with 28 or 29 and maxilla with 30-33 teeth. Lateral line with 93-96 pored scales; transverse series above lateral line with 16-18 scale rows and below with 8-9 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 11 or 12, pectoral fin with 15, pelvic fin with 9, anal fin with 26-29 and caudal fin with 19 rays. Ground color yellowish; longitudinal series of dark-brown spots on flank scales; dark-brown transverse band on posterior portion of caudal peduncle, extending to distal margin of median caudal-fin rays. Yellowish fins ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).  Maximum standard length.780.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).   Distribution.Río de la Plata and río Mamoré basins, and Laguna dos Patos drainage.