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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Pseudocurimata: Greek, pseudes = false + see under Curimata.
More on author: Boulenger.
Issue
See Vari (1989:11) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 5.5 - 7.0; dH range: ? - 10. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468)
South America: San Juan, Dagua, and Atrato rivers of Colombia and rivers of northeastern Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13243)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vari, R.P., 1989. Systematics of the neotropical characiform genus Psuedocurimata Fernández-Yépez (Pisces: Ostariophysi). Smithson. Contri. Zool. No. 490, 28 p. (Ref. 13243)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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