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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Steindachnerina: Named after Franz Steindachner, 1876; naturalist, ichthyologist that studied the fauna of Galápagos..
Issue
See Vari (1991:51) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
South America: Atlantic coastal drainages of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Uruguay; Uruguay River in Santa Catarina, Brazil; and lower Paraná and Paraguay rivers.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79585); max. published weight: 98.70 g (Ref. 79585)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Vari, R.P., 1991. Systematics of the neotropical Characiform genus Steindachnerina Fowler (Pisces: Ostariophysi). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 507:118 p. (Ref. 30554)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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