FB-62197 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62197 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Cottoidei Liparidae Psednos Psednos carolinae Stein, 2005 Deuterodon aphos (Zanata & Akama, 2004) 2005-07-20 2024-03-25 Zanata, A.M. and A. Akama0 Myxiops aphos, new characid genus and species (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2(2):45-54. (Ref. 54751) Terán, G.E., M.F. Benitez and J.M. Mirande0 Opening the Trojan house: phylogeny of Astyanax, two genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae). Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 190(4):1217-1234. (Ref. 123753) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) Melo, B.F., R.P. Ota, R.C. Benine, F.R. Carvalho, F.C. Lima, G.M. Mattox, C.S. Souza, T.C. Faria, L. Reia, F.F. Roxo and M. Valdez-Moreno0 Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes). Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 202(1)[p.zlae101]:1-37. (Ref. 133042) FB-GeneralDescr-62203 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-08-05 00:00:00 2021-09-16 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62203 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Found in shallow, headwater stream with fast water current over a rocky bottom and margin, with a small amount of riparian or submerged vegetation (Ref. 54751). Feeds on filamentous algae, terrestrial vegetal fragments and insects (Ref. 54751). Terán, G.E., M.F. Benitez and J.M. Mirande 2020 Opening the Trojan house: phylogeny of Astyanax, two genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae). Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 190(4):1217-1234. (Ref. 123753) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62203 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-08-10 00:00:00 2005-08-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62203 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Distinguished from all other characid fishes by the following combination of characters: infraorbitals fused uniquely, resulting in less than six autogenous bones; presence of a single tooth row in the premaxilla; presence of cheirodontin-like teeth, somewhat pedunculated, expanded and compressed distally, with cusps similar in shape and perfectly aligned along dorsal margin; ventral margin of toothed portion of maxillary curved towards the ventral margin of the premaxilla and maxillary teeth forming a continuous series with premaxillary teeth; margins of pre- and postzygapophyses with projections anteriorly and posteriorly directed; accumulation of epithelial cells forming globular structures distributed over head and scales; and base of anal-fin without scales covering basal portion of unbranched and anterior branched rays (Ref. 54751).Description: Dorsal-fin rays ii,8,i or ii,9. Anal-fin rays iv,14, iv,15, iv,16 or iv,17. Pectoral-fin rays i,10 or i,11. Pectoral-fin rays i,7 (Ref. 54751). Zanata, A.M. and A. Akama 2004 Myxiops aphos, new characid genus and species (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2(2):45-54. (Ref. 54751) FB-Morphology-62203 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-08-10 00:00:00 2005-08-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62203 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Vertebrae: 36 Zanata, A.M. and A. Akama 2004 Myxiops aphos, new characid genus and species (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2(2):45-54. (Ref. 54751) FB-Distribution-62203 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-08-05 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62203 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size South America: Rio Lençois in Bahia, Brazil. Zanata, A.M. and A. Akama 2004 Myxiops aphos, new characid genus and species (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2(2):45-54. (Ref. 54751) FB-TrophicStrategy-62203 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2005-09-30 00:00:00 2005-09-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public aphos http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Found in shallow, headwater stream with fast water current over a rocky bottom and margin, with a small amount of riparian or submerged vegetation (Ref. 54751). Feeds on filamentous algae, terrestrial vegetal fragments and insects (Ref. 54751). Zanata, A.M. and A. Akama 2004 Myxiops aphos, new characid genus and species (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2(2):45-54. (Ref. 54751) FB-Size-62203 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-08-05 00:00:00 2021-09-16 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62203 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 5.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 54751)) Zanata, A.M. and A. Akama 2004 Myxiops aphos, new characid genus and species (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2(2):45-54. (Ref. 54751) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62203 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-08-05 00:00:00 2021-09-16 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62203 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater