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Inpaichthys luizae Dagosta, 2025 |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras), subfamily: Thayeriinae | |||
| Max. size: | 3.15 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.82 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 19-21; Vertebrae: 34-34. Thisi species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following characters: autapomorphic presence of a well-defined, relatively broad oblique dark ventrolateral stripe on body, running approximately from end of pectoral fin rays to base of middle caudal-fin rays, and continuing straight onto the tip of the middle caudal-fin rays (vs. no well-defined longitudinal stripe, or dark lateral stripe never oblique); differs from I. nambiquara, I. parauapiranga by the absence of humeral blotch (vs. two in I. parauapiranga, one in I. nambiquara); differs from I. kerri by having 19-21 branched anal-fin rays (vs. 22-26) (Ref. 138318). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||