Unexpectedly high diversity in a small basin: A taxonomic revision of Eurycheilichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with descriptions of seven new species Author Reis, Roberto E. Laboratório de Sistemática de Vertebrados, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Av. Ipiranga 6681, Caixa Postal 1429, 90619 - 900 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil reis@pucrs.br text Neotropical Ichthyology 2017 2017-03-30 15 1 e 160068 1 28 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-20160068 journal article 315419 10.1590/1982-0224-20160068 f98c2c91-cf4b-4493-9788-6e22d1d0e05f 1982-0224 20631692

Tab. 3. Frequency distribution of variable counts of Eurycheilichthys species. Vertebrae and body plates. * = counted in c&s specimens; ** = Both sides of body counted; holotype values are underlined.

	Vertebrae*					Plates in middle lateral series **								Plates at dorsal-fin base			Plates between dorsal and caudal fins				Plates at anal-fin base		Plates between anal and caudal fins
	28	29	30	31	32	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	4	5	6	14	15	16	17	3	4	10	11	12	13
E. pantherinus	1	4	1				3	12	30	1					21	2	3	9	11		22	1			20	3
E. limulus		1	1	1	1					18	34			14	12				13	12	26				20	6
E. apocremnus			3						2	15	10	4	5		15	3		12	6		5	13	5	8	5
E. castaneus			2							27	22	1			25				15	10	20	5		5	14	6
E. coryphaenus			2					8	12						10			8	2		10			1	9
E. luisae	2	1				1	9	49							27	3	11	17	2		28	2	2	18	10
E. paucidens			2						1	21	13	11			12	11	1	9	13		12	11		3	13	7
E. planus		2					3	22	9					1	16		1	11	5		17				17
E. vacariensis		2					4	29	13						22	1	2	18	3		23				23