Hoplias Lacerdae

[Felipe Cantera]

That helped, but a live example would help much more. Thats why I'm looking forward to your future post with pics.

I also just wanted to note that in the paper you provided, on p.120 it did in fact say that the dentiaries are parallel in australis, and not convergent like the one in the pics and malabaricus (comparing it to the figures a-c in the diagram on p.118).

"Medial margins of contralateral dentaries approximately parallel (Fig.1a-c)."​

Correct..; "approximately" parallel

The lines of an australis never "tuch" each other (as malabaricus), but still not as parallel as lacerdae...as I said before; something between both species (malabaricus and lacerdae) but still more similar to the lacerdae.
I will be back the 12 or 13 with pics...you know..."a pic says more than...

 

[hopelessamor]

Hi Felipe,
What is the hardness of the rivers there in Uruguay? dKH and Gh.
Or, ppm for both Kh and Gh.Thanks.

 

[Felipe Cantera]

Hi Felipe,
What is the hardness of the rivers there in Uruguay? dKH and Gh.
Or, ppm for both Kh and Gh.Thanks.

Honestly?? ; No idea!!
I never check it up...either the Ph.
But I have some clients from Montevideo who are crazy about those things...I ask them!

 

[fishinman]

I can now confirm that there are 5 pores along either side of the under jaw. The 5 on the left side are obvious, while there is a white blotch disguising the last pore on the right side...which was throwing me off.

5 pores on either side of under jaw along with the lateral line scale count (41) would point to Hoplias australis.....correct?

Does this rule out malabaricus? ...or can malabaricus exhibit these same characteristics?

 

[channarox]

lacerdae have 6-8 pores if i remember right,and australis have 5.

 

[fishinman]

lacerdae have 6-8 pores if i remember right,and australis have 5.

That's what I thought but I can't seem to find number of pores for malabaricus...

anyone? bueller?

 

[fishinman]

Any pics for us yet Felipe?

 

[KRSwop1]

Yeah, I'm anxious to see the pics too.

 

[channarox]

me three...

 

[Felipe Cantera]

Sorry guys....!
But I got another trip right after the first one...came home yestarday and will now be at home 2 days before I leave again....but dont know how to put the pics (malabaricus/australe/lacerdae).....so if some of you cand send me some email, I will send the pics that one of the italians and one of the austrians took of the hoplias we collected!

Felipe