Piabarchus stramineus (Eigenmann, 1908)

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Body elongated; greatest body depth contained 4.0 to 4.2 and caudal peduncle depth 10.6 to 11.8 times in SL; head length 4.6 to 4.8, predorsal distance 2.1 to 2.2, and caudal peduncle length 6.8 to 7.4; snout length 3.6 to 4.0, horizontal orbital diameter 2.0 to 2.5 and interorbital distance 2.5 to 2.8 in HL. Mouth terminal; inner row of premaxilla with 4 teeth, outer row with 5 teeth; dentary with 9 or 10 teeth, and maxilla with 2 teeth. Lateral line with 36-38 pored scales; transverse series above lateral line with 4 rows and below with 3. Dorsal fin with 11 or 12, pectoral fin with 14 or 15, pelvic fin 9, anal fin with 20-22, and caudal with 19 rays. Ground color silvery to yellowish; silvery longitudinal band (brown or grey in preserved specimens), from humeral spot to caudal peduncle; black oval, vertically elongated, humeral spot. Caudal fin yellowish or oranged; remaining fins hyaline, with dusky border (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 84.0 mm (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Río de la Plata basin and rio São Francisco basin.

Remarks. Piabarchus stramineus was identified as B. stramineus by Graça, Pavanelli (2007). Thomaz et al. (2015), in a molecular phylogeny of the Stevardiinae, proposed the new combination.