Characidium ortegai
Characidium ortegai Oliveira-Silva, Britzke, Meza-Vargas, Hidalgo, Faustino-Fuster, Oliveira & Zanata, 2025
Characidium ortegai
photo by Oliveira-Silva, L. et al., 2025

Family:  Crenuchidae (South American darters), subfamily: Characidiinae
Max. size:  3.46 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Peru.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal soft rays: 6-6; Vertebrae: 31-32
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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