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Australoheros facetus

Description

Australoheros facetus (Jenyns, 1842)

Chromis facetus Jenyns 1842:104.

Chromys oblonga Castelnau 1855:14.

Heros jenynsii Steindachne 1869:149.

Material examined. Table 2, Figure 3F

Orbicular, compressed body with 23–27 scales in the longitudinal series. Upper lateral line scales 15–19, lower lateral line scales 7–10. Dorsal fin with 15–16 spines and 9–12 soft rays. Anal fin with 5–7 spines and 7–10 soft rays. Dorsal and anal fin bases covered by scales. A midlateral blotch of variable size, 6 vertical flank bars and the caudal fin blotch make up the principal coloration markings. A very short-caudal peduncle where the vertical bar many often mixes with the caudal spot.

Notes

Published as part of Bertora, Andrea, Grosman, Fabián, Sanzano, Pablo & Rosso, Juan J., 2018, Fish fauna from the Langueyú basin, Argentina: a prairie stream in a heavily modified landscape, pp. 461-470 in Check List 14 (2) on page 466, DOI: 10.15560/14.2.461

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References

  • Jenyns L (1842) Fish. In: Darwin C (Ed) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836. Part 4. Smith, Elder and Co., London, 172 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 14216