Curculionichthys insperatus ( Britski, Garavello, 2003 )
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Curculionichthys insperatus ( Britski, Garavello, 2003 ) |
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Curculionichthys insperatus ( Britski, Garavello, 2003) View in CoL
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Body elongated; greatest depth contained 5.2 to 6.9 times in SL; head length 3.1 to 3.9, pectoral-fin length 3.7 and pelvic-fin length 4.9 to 6.1 in SL; snout length 1.4 to 1.6, horizontal orbital diameter 4.8 to 6.7 and least interorbital width 2.0 to 2.4 in HL. Mouth inferior; premaxilla with 10-12 and dentary with 8-11 teeth. Longitudinal series with 24 plates. Dorsal fin with I,7 rays, pectoral fin with I,6, pelvic fin with 6 rays and anal fin with I,5 rays ( Britski, Garavello, 2003). Ground color yellowish to pale brown; dark-brown longitudinal band, from tip of snout to median caudal-fin rays; three dark-brown transverse bars on dorsum posteriorly to dorsal fin. Hyaline fins; dorsal fin with scattered spots; caudal fin with superior and inferior margins dark-brown; dark-brown transverse stripes on distal third of both upper and lower caudal-fin lobes, their margins hyaline.
Maximum standard length. 30.2 mm.
Biological data. Lives in streams with banks covered by terrestrial vegetation partially submerged into the water; in males the urogenital papilla is conspicuous and immediately posterior to the anal opening, whereas in females the urogenital duct is opened into the cloacal cavity ( Britski, Garavello, 2003).
Distribution. Upper rio Paraná basin.
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