Cyphocharax voga (Hensel, 1870)
Cyphocharax voga
photo by Timm, C.D.

Family:  Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Max. size:  26.3 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 551.3 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, potamodromous
Distribution:  South America: Coastal rivers of Rio Grande do Sul and southern Santa Catarina, Brazil; Uruguay; Buenos Aires region and the rivers draining into La Plata River estuary; lower ParanĂ¡ and Paraguay River basins.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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