| Family: |
Rivulidae (Rivulines), subfamily: Cynolebiinae |
| Max. size: |
12 cm TL (male/unsexed); 5.02 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
South America: Jaguaribe and Mossoró River basins in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-19; Anal soft rays: 18-21; Vertebrae: 35-36. Males with broad basihyal. Neurocranium wide. Ventral opercular neuromasts 6-11; supraorbital neuromasts 26-30. Slightly pointed snout. Anal-fin base without scales and distal part of anal fin of males with long filamentous re rays. Dorsal-fin rays 17-19 in males, 15-17 in females; anal-fin rays 19-21 in males, 18-19 in females; caudal fin rays 30. Caudal and pectoral fin rounded. Snout gently pointed with lower jaw not elongated (Ref. 40938). |
| Biology: |
Bottom spawner, ? months incubation (Ref. 27139). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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