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Pristella ariporo Conde-Saldaña, Albornoz-Garzón, García-Melo, Villa-Navarro, Mirande & Lima, 2019 |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras), subfamily: Pristellinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.97 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Colombia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal soft rays: 18-24; Vertebrae: 32-34. This species can be distinguished from P. maxillaris by the following characters: no maxillary teeth (vs. 14-22); by having all teeth of the premaxilla and dentary conical (vs. larger teeth of the premaxilla and dentary tricuspid); dark blotch on the pelvic fin absent (vs. small dark blotch on the pelvic fin present); humeral blotch absent (vs. present) (Ref. 128489). | |||
| Biology: | Collected from a flooded savannah associated with the Rio Aiporo (Ref. 128489). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 November 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||