Curimatella dorsalis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
photo by JJPhoto

Family:  Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Max. size:  14.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 37.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Orinoco, Amazon, Tocantins, and Paraguay-lower ParanĂ¡ River basins.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 31-32
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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