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
Prochilodus lineatus
(Valenciennes 1837)
Material examined.
1 exemplar;
360.9 mm
SL. CI
FML 7916
,
1
ex,
27° 21’23.8” S
,
65° 48’33.3”W
Cochuna River
.
Identification.
Body robust and relative deep; scales on the flank are large and cycloid, with 44-46 scales in the lateral line; a small protractile mouth, with thick lips; teeth diminute and located on lips, not the jaws; 11 dorsal-fin rays; 10-11 anal-fin rays; forked caudal fin; a bifid spine anteriorly directed in front of dorsal fin; silverish coloration, with thin longitudinal lines along the body; pectoral and pelvic fins orange (
Serra et al., 2014
;
Almirón et al., 2015
).