Hoplias sp. 3

Fig. 13

Body elongated; greatest depth contained 4.7 to 4.8, caudal peduncle depth 7.8 to 9.0 times in SL; head length 3.2 to 3.3, predorsal distance 2.1 to 2.2 and caudal peduncle length 7.8 to 9.0 in SL; snout length 4.0 to 4.2, horizontal orbital diameter 5.1 to 5.4 and least interorbital width 4.0 to 4.2 in HL. Mouth terminal; premaxilla with 8-10; dentary with 30-35; maxilla with 32-36 teeth. Lateral line with 40-42 pored scales; series between lateral lines with 113 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 13, pectoral fin with 13 or 14, pelvic fin with 8, anal fin with 8-11 rays and caudal fin with 19 rays. Ground color pale brown; dark-brown longitudinal band, from opercle to caudal peduncle; several dark-brown irregular transverse bars. Fins with dark-brown spots, sometimes forming darkbrown stripes parallel with fin base (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 190.0 mm (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Río Paraná, rio Iguaçu and río Uruguay basins (Bifi, 2013).