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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Cyphocharax: Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Vari & Blackledge.
Issue
See Vari (1992:109) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Tributary to Jatuncocha Lagoon, Napo, Ecuador.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30552)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Inhabits shallow, slow-moving blackwater streams with sandy bottoms (Ref. 30552).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vari, R.P. and T.A. Blackledge, 1996. New curimatid, Cyphocharax laticlavius (Ostariophysi, Characiformes), from Amazonian Ecuador, with a major range extension for C. gouldingi. Copeia 1996(1):109-113. (Ref. 30552)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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