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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Curimata: A locality in Brasil, in Piani State and local name for a fish; it also exist "curimbatá" and "curimba".
More on authors: Vari & Reis.
Issue
See Vari & Reis (1995) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
South America: Upper Araguaia River basin in Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 125983); 18.9 cm SL (female); poids max. publié: 122.79 g (Ref. 125983); poids max. publié: 122.79 g
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11; Rayons mous anaux: 11 - 13; Vertèbres: 31. Presence of a discrete, horizontally elongate, dark, middorsal spot immediately anterior to the dorsal-fin origin; 54-56 lateral-line scales and 53 to 56 pored lateral line scales from supracleithrum to hypural joint,
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Vari, R.P. and R.E. Reis, 1995. Curimata acutirostris, a new fish (Teleostei: Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Rio Araguaia, Brazil: description and phylogenetic relationships. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 6(4):297-304. (Ref. 26629)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).