Do we know what we are conserving? Fishes from Parque Nacional Aconquija, Tucumán, Northwestern Argentina
Author
Saravia, Alejandro Nicolás
Author
Mettola, Víctor Ezequiel
Author
Aguilera, Gastón
Author
Cano, Paula Daniela
Author
Terán, Guillermo Enrique
text
Acta Zoológica Lilloana
2023
2023-12-07
67
2
327
347
http://dx.doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/1804
journal article
299024
10.30550/j.azl/1804
23b81975-ae39-472d-828b-baaac3cb0956
1852-6098
11645144
Heptapterus qenqo
Aguilera, Mirande & Azpelicueta 2011
Material examined.
11 exemplars;
39.5 - 252.2 mm
SL. CI
FML 7813
,
1
ex,
27° 12’ 29.6”S
,
65° 37’ 39.2”W
Pueblo Viejo River
.
CI
FML 7851
,
1
ex,
27° 17’ 39.8”S
,
65° 51’ 02.0”W
Jaya River
.
CI
FML 7856
,
3
ex,
27° 17’ 39.8”S
,
65° 51’ 02.0”W
Jaya River
.
CI
FML 7907
,
2
ex,
27° 12’ 29.6”S
,
65° 37’ 39.2”W
Pueblo Viejo River
.
CI
FML 7912
,
3
ex,
27° 19’27.29 “S
,
65° 53’20.28 “W
Cochuna River
.
CI
FML 7926
,
1
ex,
27°12’ 36.21”S
;
65°37’ 22.80”W
Pueblo Viejo River
.
Identification.
Very elongate (eel-like) body form; small eyes (7,4–14,2% of the head length); maxillary barbels do not reach pectoral-fin base in adults and reach or scarcely surpass first pectoral-fin ray in small juveniles; adipose fin is attached to the caudal fin; without a pectoral spine; presence of small serrae on the anterior proximal margin of the first pectoral-fin ray; anal-fin rays iv-v, 11-13 (15–17 total anal-fin rays); adipose-fin base 40,9-47,4% of the SL (
Aguilera et al., 2011
).