Moenkhausia petymbuaba Lima & Birindelli, 2006

Family:  Characidae (Characins; tetras), subfamily: Stethaprioninae
Max. size:  5.59 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Rio Xingu basin in Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Vertebrae: 34-37. Distinguished from all its congeners and all remaining characid fishes by the presence of a broad, well-defined dark longitudinal stripe and longitudinal series of dark blotches along the dorsal and lateral surfaces of body (more developed above the longitudinal dark stripe) (Ref. 56956).
Biology:  Found in a waterfall pool (Ref. 56956).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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