Who’s behind those red eyes? The Moenkhausia oligolepis group in Argentina (Characiformes: Characidae).
Author
Mirande, Juan Marcos
Fundación Miguel Lillo - UEL (CONICET-FML), Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
mcmirande@gmail.com
Author
Koerber, Stefan
Independent researcher. Friesenstr. 11, 45476 Muelheim, Germany
Author
Terán, Guillermo E.
Fundación Miguel Lillo - UEL (CONICET-FML), Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Author
Aguilera, Gastón
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Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos
2020
2020-04-15
66
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journal article
298602
10.5281/zenodo.11558370
17088fae-700e-4f52-833f-c1d62ece1b8f
1868-3703
11558370
Moenkhausia sanctae filomenae
(Steindachner)
One male
of 41,
one female
of
46 mm
total length. Height 2.6-2.5; head 3.5-3.7; eye 2.8-2.7. Interorbital distance only slightly bigger than eye diameter. D 10; A 25-26; in one longitudinal row 26 scales, between dorsal and pelvic fins 10 scales. The lateral line perforates 9 or 10 scales. Coloration yellowish-grey-olive, the belly more yellowish, in the male silver, in this [the male] also the body shiny silver. Edges of scales darker, the scales with fine radii. On the caudal peduncle from the end of the adipose fin a pale yellow, in the living animal a metallic bright zone, followed by a dark brown swathe of equal width, which extends to the caudal fin. First rays of anal fin with a fine dark line. All other fins colorless.