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Main Authors: de Lucena, Carlos A. S., Castro, Jonas Blanco, Bertaco, Vinicius A.
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Udgivet: Zenodo 2013
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Online adgang:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18434977
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  • <p><b>Key to the species of <i>Astyanax</i> from the rio Uruguay basin and laguna dos Patos and rio Tramandaí systems</b></p><p>1. Anterior humeral spot distinctively oval-shaped ............ 2</p><p>1’. Anterior humeral spot vertically elongate or other form but never oval-shaped ................................................................ 3</p><p>2. Two diffuse vertical brown bars in the humeral area (the first through humeral spot and the second 2-3 scales behind; branched anal-fin rays 22-28; absence of maxillary teeth; all fins green-yellow pigmented in life ....................................................... <i>Astyanax jacuhiensis</i> (laguna dos Patos and rio Tramandaí systems, and rio Uruguay basin)</p><p>2’. Humeral spot not crossed by vertical bar and posterior bar absent, with a narrow anteroventral downward extension surpassing the lateral line; branched anal-fin rays 15-23; maxilla with 1 to 3 teeth; all fins red-orange pigmented in life ........................................................... <i>Astyanax laticeps</i> (coastal drainages of Uruguay and Brazil to south of the Paraná State and rio Uruguay basin)</p><p>3. Presence of two humeral spots, the second diffuse or not ................................................................................................. 4</p><p>3’.Presence of only one humeral spot (except in <i>A. eigenmanniorum</i> which may have a faint second humeral spot) .................................................................................... 15</p><p>4. Maxillary tooth developed, with 6 or 7 cusps ................... 5</p><p>4’.Maxillary tooth undeveloped, with 5 or less cusps .......... 6</p><p>5. Five scale rows between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line; males with bony hooks on all fins ................... <i>Astyanax ojiara</i> (rioYaboti, Missiones, upper rio Uruguay basin in Argentina)</p><p>5’.Six to seven scale rows between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line; males with bony hooks on the anal and pelvic fins ............................................................... <i>Astyanax dissensus</i> (laguna dos Patos and rio Tramandaí systems, and rio Uruguay basin)</p><p>6. Anterior humeral spot vertically elongate with upper portion wider, lower portion narrow and curved, with a pronounced constriction at the junction of both portions. Second and third tooth of inner premaxillary row wide distally, and with six to seven cusps ................................................................. 7</p><p>6’. Anterior humeral spot with the dorsal portion slightly wider than ventral portion, with a smooth constriction at the junction of both portions. Second and third tooth of inner premaxillary row narrow, and with three to five cusps .................................................................................................... 9</p><p>7. Prepelvic distance 51.4-55.3% of SL, mean = 53.2%; prepectoral distance 27.6-29.4% of SL, mean = 28.5%; anal-fin base length 20.4-24.4% of SL, mean = 22.6% ............................................................... <i>Astyanax obscurus</i> (Caí and Taquari-Antas river drainages, laguna dos Patos system)</p><p>7’.Prepelvic distance 47.5-52.6% of SL, mean = 49.6%; prepectoral distance 23.4-27.3% of SL, mean = 25.3%; anal-fin base length 23.3-29.8% of SL, mean = 25.2% ................ 8</p><p>8. Body depth 38.6-46.0% of SL; pelvic-fin length 16.1-18.7% of SL, mean = 17.2%; dorsal-fin length 24.1-28.7% of SL, mean = 26.0%; males without bony hooks on the fins ................................................................... <i>Astyanax procerus</i> (rio Jacuí and Taquari-Antas river drainages, laguna dos Patos system)</p><p>8’.Body depth 32.5-37.5% of SL; pelvic-fin length 13.6-17.1% of SL, mean = 15.3%; dorsal-fin length 21.1-25.4% of SL, mean = 23.1%; males with bony hooks on the anal and pelvic fins ...................................................... <i>Astyanax xiru</i> (Caí and Taquari-Antas river drainages and upper rio Jacuí, laguna dos Patos system, and upper rio Uruguay basin)</p><p>9. Branched anal-fin rays 12-18 ............................................. 10</p><p>9’.Branched anal-fin rays 20-31 ............................................. 11</p><p>10. Branched anal-fin rays 12-16, usually 13-14, mean = 14.0; small orbital diameter 24.8-34.8% of HL, mean = 29.0%; large caudal peduncle depth 12.2-15.3% of SL, mean = 13.6% ............................................ <i>Astyanax brachypterygium</i> (upper rio Uruguay basin and upper rio das Antas basin, rio Jacuí basin)</p><p>10’.Branched anal-fin rays 14-18, usually 16-17, mean = 16.1; large orbital diameter 28.1-37.7% of HL, mean = 32.1% in paratypes and mean = 35.1% in non-types see Bertaco & Malabarba, 2001: fig. 6; small caudal peduncle depth 10.4- 14.2% of SL, mean = 12.9% ............... <i>Astyanax cremnobates</i> (upper portions of rio Jacuí and rio Tramandaí drainages)</p><p>11. Lateral line scales 34-36; total number of gill rakers of first arch 18-23.............................................................................12</p><p>11’.Lateral line scales 37-41; total number of gill rakers of first arch 22-30 ............................................................................ 13</p><p>12. Maxilla with 3 to 4 teeth; two humeral spots (second humeral spot darkened) ......................... <i>Astyanax paris</i> (upper rio Uruguay basin)</p><p>12’.Maxilla with one tooth; one or two humeral spots (when present the second humeral spot is diffuse) ............. .......................................... <i>Astyanax eigenmanniorum</i> (laguna dos Patos and rio Tramandaí systems, and rio Uruguay basin)</p><p>13. Anal-fin origin at vertical through base of last dorsal-fin rays or posterior; 15-19 gill rakers on lower branch of first arch; males with bony hooks in the anal and pelvic fins ............................................................ <i>Astyanax henseli</i> (laguna dos Patos system and rio Uruguay basin)</p><p>13’.Anal-fin origin at vertical through base of sixth and seventh branched dorsal-fin rays; 11-15 gill rakers on lower branch of first arch..............................................................14</p><p>14. Orbital diameter 41.1-45.5% of HL, mean = 43.2%; 5 scale rows between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin; males without bony hooks on the fins ........ <i>Astyanax saguazu</i> (rio Uruguay basin)</p><p>14’.Orbital diameter 33.3-41.4% of HL, mean = 38.9 %; 6-7 scale rows between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin; males with bony hooks in all fins .............................. <i>................................................. Astyanax stenohalinus</i> (laguna dos Patos system and rio Uruguay basin)</p><p>15. Humeral spot extending over the series of scales above and below the lateral line, forming a uniform wedge, and extending over 5 to 6 horizontal series of scales (lower portion extending over two horizontal series of scales below lateral line); lateral line scales 34-36; total number of gill rakers 18-23; branched anal-fin rays 20-25 ................. <i>............................................ Astyanax eigenmanniorum</i> (laguna dos Patos and rio Tramandaí systems, and rio Uruguay basin)</p><p>15’.Humeral spot located usually above of the lateral line scales, not forming a uniform wedge, and rarely extending over 1 or 2 horizontal series of scales below lateral line (totalizing 4 to 5 horizontal series of scales); lateral line scales 37-42; total number of gill rakers 22-29; branched anal-fin rays 23-29 ............................................................... 16</p><p>16. Third infraorbital with one branch of laterosensory canal directed ventrally, and with pores; bony hooks in all fin of males; presence of tubercles over head and scales; humeral spot diffuse, oval-shaped or trapezoidal, located above lateral line ............................................. <i>Astyanax aramburui</i> (lower rio Uruguay and rio Paraná basins)</p><p>16’.Third infraorbital with branch of laterosensory canal directed ventrally, absent; bony hooks in anal and pelvic fin rays of males; absence of tubercles; humeral spot usually conspicuous, vertically elongate and located above of the lateral line scales (in some specimens the humeral spot is located above of lateral line) ............. <i>................................................................</i> <i>Astyanax</i> aff. <i>fasciatus</i> (<i>sensu</i> Melo & Buckup, 2006; laguna dos Patos and rio Tramandaí system, and middle and lower rio Uruguay basin)</p>