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 Phallotorynus victoriae Oliveros, 1983 Fig. 36 Body elongated; greatest depth contained 3.0 to 3.5 and caudal peduncle depth 6.4 to 8.1 times in SL; head length 4.2 to 4.6, predorsal distance 1.7 to 1.8 in SL; snout length 4.0 to 5.7, and horizontal orbital diameter 2.2 to 2.6 in HL. Mouth superior; premaxilla and dentary with flattened and incisiform teeth. Longitudinal series with 26-30 scales and transverse series with 7-10 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 7-9 rays; pectoral fin with 9 to 12, pelvic fin with 5, anal fin with 10 or 11 (females) and 8 (males) ( Lucinda et al ., 2005 ). Ground color silver-yellowish in life, and pale brown in alcohol; scales with dark-brown border, conferring reticulate pattern to body; dark-brown transverse stripes on flank; one dark-brown spot on lower half of flank, above anal fin. Dorsal-fin base hyaline, followed by dark-brown oblique stripe. Maximum standard length. 18.0 mm. Distribution. Río Paraná basin.