|
Distocyclus guchereauae Meunier, Jégu & Keith, 2014 |
| Family: | Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 33.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Litany and Tampoc rivers, Maroni drainage in French Guiana. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal soft rays: 184-187; Vertebrae: 56-84. Distocyclus guchereauae is distinguished by having grey color with several longitudinal lightly dark lines and the lowest being regularly striped, 13-14 precaudal vertebrae, 184-187 anal-fin rays in the undamaged specimens, a triangular head with a snout short (less than one third of the head length), a terminal mouth and the anus located straight below the eyes (Ref. 97632). Description: no urogenital papilla; no caudal fin (Ref. 97632). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 14 December 2022 (B1a+2a; D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||