Hypostomus iheringii (Regan, 1908)

Ota, Renata Rúbia, Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho, Graça, Weferson Júnio da & Pavanelli, Carla Simone, 2018, Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated, Neotropical Ichthyology 16 (2), pp. 1-111 : 73

Hypostomus iheringii (Regan, 1908)

Fig. 24

Body deep; greatest body depth contained 4.2 to 4.7 and caudal-peduncle depth 8.3 to 8.6 times in SL; head length 2.8 to 3.0, predorsal distance 2.2 to 2.3, dorsal-fin spine length 3.4 to 3.6, pectoral-fin spine length 3.0 to 3.2, adipose-fin spine length 9.0 to 10.1, and caudal-peduncle length 3.2 to 3.4 times in SL; snout length 1.6 to 1.8, horizontal orbital diameter 4.4 to 5.5, and least interorbital width 2.7 to 2.8 in HL. Mouth inferior; pre-maxilla with 32-41 and dentary with 35-42 teeth. Mid-lateral series with 24-27 plates, predorsal series with 3 plates, and dorsalfin base series with 8 plates. Dorsal fin with I,7, pectoral fin with I,6, pelvic fin with i,5, and anal fin with 6 rays. Ground color brownish; dark-brown blotches, occasionally inconspicuous.

Maximum standard length. 210.0 mm.

Distribution. Upper rio Paraná basin.

Remarks. Hypostomus iheringii was identified as Hypostomus sp. by Graça, Pavanelli (2007).

Figures

Fig. 24. a. Hypostomus iheringii, NUP 2577, 190.0 mm SL, rio Paraná, Porto Rico, State of Paraná.b. Hypostomus margaritifer, 235.0 mm SL, uncat. c. Hypostomus microstomus, NUP 1725, 165.0 mm SL, riacho Caracu, Porto Rico, State of Paraná. d. Hypostomus regani, NUP 2286, 170.0 mm SL, Corumbá Reservoir, Caldas Novas, State of Goiás. e. Hypostomus cf. strigaticeps, NUP 3190, 150.0 mm SL, rio Paraná, Porto Rico, State of Paraná. f. Hypostomus ternetzi, 210.0 mm SL, uncat.