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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Cyphocharax: Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: M Gilbert was a French naval surgeon who died of yellow fever in the Antilles. Nothing more is known, not even if the M stands for ‘Monsieur’ or for a first name. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.
Issue
See Vari (1992:86) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
South America: Coastal drainages of eastern Brazil from Bahia to Rio de Janeiro and eastern São Paulo.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111130)
Occurs in ponds.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vari, R.P., 1992. Systematics of the neotropical characiform genus Cyphocharax Fowler (Pisces, Ostariophysi). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 529:137 p. (Ref. 11334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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