Apareiodon machrisi Travassos, 1957

Family:  Parodontidae (Scrapetooths)
Max. size:  7.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Tocantins-Araguaia River basin.
Diagnosis:  Broad vertical bars above midlateral stripe sometimes inclined, rounded at region of junction with midlateral stripe; upper portions of bars frequently joining each other, forming an inverted U or V or an upside down horse-shoe. Body height 1-1.4 (1.1) times in distance between pelvic fin insertion and anal fin origin (Ref. 47883).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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