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Moenkhausia aurora Reia, Silva, Oliveira & Benine, 2024 |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras), subfamily: Stichonodontinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Vertebrae: 33-33. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of reddish body color in life specimens; absence of dark pigmentation on anteriormost rays of the anal fin; number of scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin 4; number of unbranched anal-fin rays iii; absence of a humeral blotch; number of maxillary teeth 2-3; absence of dark pigmentation on caudal-fin lobes; number of gill rakers on the first arch 9-14+1+ 6-8; concentration of dark pigments on the anterior margin of the caudal-fin rays (Ref. 132464). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||