Curimatella lepidura (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
Curimatella lepidura
photo by Bentinho, A.

Family:  Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Max. size:  15.8 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 96.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: São Francisco River basin, Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Vertebrae: 31-32
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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