Cichla piquiti Kullander, Ferreira, 2006

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Body deep; greatest depth contained 3.4 to 3.5, head depth 2.8 to 3.1 and caudal peduncle depth 9.1 to 9.5 times in SL; head length 3.1 to 3.3 and caudal peduncle length 6.9 to 7.4; snout length 2.7 to 2.8, dentary length 2.0 to 2.1, horizontal orbital diameter 4.7 to 4.8 and least interorbital width 4.2 to 4.3 in HL. Mouth terminal; premaxilla with 2 or 3 and dentary with 3 or 4 teeth rows. Upper lateral line with 89-98 pored scales, lower lateral line with 58- 65 pored scales and longitudinal series with 87-93 scales. Transversal series above upper lateral with 13-15 and below lower lateral line with 20-25 scale rows. Dorsal fin with XIV-XVI,16-18, pectoral fin with 14-16, pelvic fin with I,6 and anal fin with II-III,9-11 rays. Ground color greyish-blue; six or more dark-brown transverse bars; several light-beige irregular spots on body; dark-brown rounded ocelli, with yellow or white margins, on caudalfin base. Brown or grey fins; dorsal fin with white scattered spots (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 280.0 mm (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Rio Tocantins-Araguaia basin.

Remarks. Cichla piquiti is a non-native species from the upper rio Paraná and its occurence can be associated with escapes from recreational angling ponds.