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
Psalidodon puka
(
Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta 2007
)
Material examined.
68 exemplars;
38.3 - 56.3 mm
SL. CI
FML 7931
,
68
ex,
27° 12’ 36.21”S
;
65° 37’ 22.80”W
Pueblo Viejo River
.
Identification.
Shallow body (33.5-39.8% of SL); short distance between pelvic and anal-fin origins (17.1-20.6 % SL); long caudal peduncle (13.3-16.5 % SL); 36-38 perforated scales in lateral line; 6-5 transverse scales; presence of two series of teeth in the premaxilla with 5 teeth in the inner series; 9-10 gradually decreasing dentary teeth; distally expanded premaxillary teeth; one distally expanded maxillary tooth with 7–9 cusps; short upper jaw length (34.5-37.8 % HL), short maxilla (20.7-23.3 % HL) expanded abruptly under maxillary tooth position; short postorbital distance (36.6–46.9 % HL); dorsal fin with 9 branched rays; 22–27 branched anal-fin rays; vertical or diffuse humeral spot (
Mirande et al., 2007
).