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 Schizodon borellii (Boulenger, 1900 ) Fig. 5 Body elongated; greatest depth contained 3.0 to 5.0, caudal peduncle depth 9.7 to 10.0 times in SL; head length 3.6 to 4.6, predorsal distance 2.1 to 2.5, caudal peduncle length 8.2 to 9.7 in SL; snout length 2.3 to 2.4, horizontal orbital diameter 3.6 to 5.0, least interorbital width 1.8 to 2.0 and dentary width 4.0 to 4.7 in HL. Mouth terminal; premaxilla and dentary with 4 teeth, no maxillary teeth. Lateral line with 40-42 pored scales; transverse series above and below lateral line with 4½ scale rows. Dorsal and pectoral fin with 14 or 15, pelvic fin with 9, anal fin with 10 and caudal fin with 19 rays ( Britski et al. , 2007 ). Ground color silvery; four black transverse bars on flank. Hyaline fins, except caudal fin, with distal margins black ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007 ). Maximum standard length. 315.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007 ). Distribution. Paraná-Paraguay system. Remarks. Schizodon borellii is a non-native species from the upper rio Paraná and its occurrence can be associated with the releasing of specimens in several reservoirs in the region for restocking (CESP, 1996; Júlio Júnior et al. , 2009 ).