| Family: |
Characidae (Characins; tetras), subfamily: Stethaprioninae |
| Max. size: |
9.52 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: rio Negro, rio Solimões, and rio Tapajós basins, Amazon basin in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 27-31; Vertebrae: 36-37. Distinguished from all species of the genus and from all remaining characids by having a unique color pattern consisting of the combination of presence of a conspicuous, narrow dark midlateral stripe, a single elongated humeral spot, and upper caudal-fin lobe and middle
caudal-fin rays dark, with a clear, rounded ocellated spot present dorsally at anterior third of caudal-fin lobe (Ref. 81201).
Description: Dorsal-fin rays ii,9, not including small ossification anterior to first unbranched ray, discernible only in cleared and stained specimens; anal-fin rays iv or v, 23-27; pectoral-fin rays i,13-15; pelvic-fin rays i,7 (Ref. 81201). |
| Biology: |
Collected from a black-water, terra-firme forest stream about 4-5 m wide and 0.5-1.0 m deep, with a predominantly sandy bottom. Also found in a large oxbow lake (Ref. 81201). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 March 2021 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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