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Crenuchidae (South American darters) > Characidiinae
Etymology: Characidium: Diminutive of Charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335); kalunga: Named for Comunidade Quilombola Kalunga, a resilient community of Afro-Brazilians living in the Chapada dos Veadeiros area; noun in apposition (Ref. 124633).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 124633)
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
This species is distinguished by lacking scales on the isthmus; a single row of dentary teeth; no scales from isthums to anterior margin of cleithra; with a unique color pattern of inconspicuous vertical bars disconnected from the dorsal midline, forming 7-9 square blotches along the sides of the body; presence of a dark saddle-shaped mark at the base of the second to eighth dorsal-fin rays; osteologically, the first and second anal-fin proximal radials are fused and in contact with the third hemal spine, which is branched (Ref. 124633).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Melo, M.R.S., B.B. Bouquerel, F.T. Masumoto, R.S. França and A.L. Netto-Ferreira, 2021. A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 19(2). (Ref. 124633)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).