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Cyphocharax albiventris Netto-Ferreira, Nogueira, Melo & Dutra, 2024 |
| Family: | Curimatidae (Toothless characins) | |||
| Max. size: | 10.76 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 31-32. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: strongly countershaded body with the epidermis on scales below the lateral line series nearly hyaline, lacking dark chromatophores; abundant iridophores present on the dermis, along the lateroventral portion of body, resulting in silvery reflective pigmentation; round, dark blotch on the caudal peduncle present; 33-36 pored scales from the supracleithrum to the hypural joint; five scale rows between lateral line and anal fin origin; 16 circumpeduncular scales; nine branched rays on dorsal fin; 31-32 total vertebrae; fleshy expansion of the upper lip overlapping lower jaw absent; low body depth 30.6%-35.8% of SL; short head length 26.9%-29.6% of SL; low caudal peduncle depth 10.9%-12.5% of SL; slightly short pelvic fin length 19.4%-21.9% SL (Ref. 130771). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||