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Characiformes (Characins) >
Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Cyphocharax: Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335); nigripinnis: Specific name refers to the black pigmentation on the distal portion of the adipose fin..
More on author: Vari.
Issue
See Vari (1992:49) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical
South America: Central and eastern portions of the Amazon River basin in Brazil.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 11334)
Occurs in both island lakes and woody shore margins in acidic black-waters of the Rio Negro basin (Ref. 11334).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Vari, R.P., 1992. Systematics of the neotropical characiform genus Cyphocharax Fowler (Pisces, Ostariophysi). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 529:137 p. (Ref. 11334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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