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Characidium kalunga Melo, Bouquerel, Masumoto, França & Netto-Ferreira, 2021 |
| Family: | Crenuchidae (South American darters), subfamily: Characidiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.87 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished by lacking scales on the isthmus; a single row of dentary teeth; no scales from isthums to anterior margin of cleithra; with a unique color pattern of inconspicuous vertical bars disconnected from the dorsal midline, forming 7-9 square blotches along the sides of the body; presence of a dark saddle-shaped mark at the base of the second to eighth dorsal-fin rays; osteologically, the first and second anal-fin proximal radials are fused and in contact with the third hemal spine, which is branched (Ref. 124633). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||