Caenotropus mestomorgmatos Vari, Castro & Raredon, 1995

Family:  Chilodontidae (Headstanders)
Max. size:  19.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 94.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: upper portions of the Orinoco River and the upper portions of the Negro River basin.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 39-32
Biology:  Black-water species, in streams, rivers, and tributaries.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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