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Etymology: levidorsa: Specific name refers to the absence of scales along the predorsal median region, thus the smooth predorsal surface (laevis = smooth; dorsum = back)..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 46237)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 26 - 35; Vertebrae: 33. No scales long the predorsal region. Posterior edge of scales with chromatophores, enhancing the limit between these. Body deep (2-2.2 times in SL), greatest depth at dorsal-fin origin. Anal fin elongate. D ii; P1 i; P2 i; A iv.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Benine, R.C., 2002. Moenkhausia levidorsa, a new species from Rio Aripuanã, Amazon basin, Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 13(4):289-294. (Ref. 46237)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00517 - 0.02796), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).