Pimelodella meeki Eigenmann, 1910

Smith, Welber Senteio, Halcsik, Leticia, Biagioni, Renata Cassemiro, Pinheiro, Lúcio Antônio Stefani & Severino Stefani, Marta, 2021, An updated list of the ichthyofauna of Ipanema National Forest, São Paulo, Brazil, Check List 17 (3), pp. 827-840 : 837

Pimelodella meeki Eigenmann, 1910

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Material examined. BRAZIL – São Paulo • Iperó, Verde River ; 23°26.35′S, 047°35.28′W; 570 m alt; 13.VI.2017; W.S. Smith and L. Halcsik leg.; trawl nets; LEEF 115143 , LEEF 115168 (6 spec., 50.0−60.0 mm SL) .

Identification. Body elongated; mouth terminal; premaxilla and dentary with several small and villiform teeth. Dorsal fin with I,7 rays; pectoral fin with I,10 or 12 rays; pelvic fin with 10 and anal fin with 5–7 rays. Light brown coloration, with a dark stripe along midline of body. First ray of the dorsal and pectoral fins trans- formed into a pungent thorn ( Marceniuk et al. 2011).