Phallotorynus victoriae Oliveros 1983

Phallotorynus victoriae Oliveros, 1983

Fig. 36

Body elongated; greatest depth contained 3.0 to 3.5 and caudal peduncle depth 6.4 to 8.1 times in SL; head length 4.2 to 4.6, predorsal distance 1.7 to 1.8 in SL; snout length 4.0 to 5.7, and horizontal orbital diameter 2.2 to 2.6 in HL. Mouth superior; premaxilla and dentary with flattened and incisiform teeth. Longitudinal series with 26-30 scales and transverse series with 7-10 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 7-9 rays; pectoral fin with 9 to 12, pelvic fin with 5, anal fin with 10 or 11 (females) and 8 (males) (Lucinda et al., 2005). Ground color silver-yellowish in life, and pale brown in alcohol; scales with dark-brown border, conferring reticulate pattern to body; dark-brown transverse stripes on flank; one dark-brown spot on lower half of flank, above anal fin. Dorsal-fin base hyaline, followed by dark-brown oblique stripe.

Maximum standard length. 18.0 mm.

Distribution. Río Paraná basin.