Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated Author Ota, Renata Rúbia Author Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho Author Graça, Weferson Júnio da Author Pavanelli, Carla Simone text Neotropical Ichthyology 2018 2018-06-11 16 2 1 111 journal article 10.1590/1982-0224-20170094 f68fe85c-2a4c-4625-b684-74f61398d6c2 1982-0224 3678395 Pyrrhulina australis Eigenmann, Kennedy, 1903 Fig. 14 Body elongated; greatest body depth contained 4.3 to 4.6 and caudal peduncle depth 7.6 to 10.0 times in SL; head length 3.7 to 4.1, predorsal distance 1.5 to 1.7 and caudal peduncle length 5.5 to 6.3 in SL; snout length 3.1 to 3.7, horizontal orbital diameter 2.6 to 2.9 and least interorbital width 2.6 to 2.7 in HL. Mouth terminal; inner row of premaxilla with 9-12, outer row with 4-6, inner row of dentary with 8-12, outer row with 4-5 and maxilla with 1 or 2 teeth. Longitudinal series with 20-25 scales; transverse series with 6-8 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 9 or 10, pectoral fin with 11 or 12, pelvic fin with 9 or 10, anal fin with 10 or 11 and caudal fin with 19 rays. Ground color pale brown; darkbrown longitunal stripe, from anterior portion of dentary, through orbit, to opercle. Yellowish fins; black irregular blotch on dorsal fin. Some specimens can present few or several black blotches on body ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007 ). Maximum standard length. 33.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007 ). Distribution. Río de la Plata and rio Guaporé basins.