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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Curimata: A locality in Brasil, in Piani State and local name for a fish; it also exist "curimbatá" and "curimba".
Issue
See Vari (1991:47) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Branco River, middle and upper portions of Amazon River basin in Brazil and Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34109)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vari, R.P., 1989. Systematics of the neotropical characiform genus Curimata Bosc (Pisces: Characiformes). Smithson. Contri. Zool. No. 474, 63 p. (Ref. 34109)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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