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Apionichthys seripierriae Ramos, 2003 |
| Family: | Achiridae (American soles) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.79 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Rio Jurua, Rio Amazonas and Rio Aguarico, Amazon basin. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 69-78; Anal soft rays: 51-58; Vertebrae: 39-40. Uniformly brown background coloration without blotches and 6 dark, very narrow stripes along trunk, 3 stripes above and 3 below lateral line; scale margins are also darker than in other congeneric species; elongate body shape, small eye (5-6% HL) and a wide, variable interorbital space (200-300% of eye); absence of scales on the interorbital space and presence of a gill opening on both sides of the head (Ref. 49504). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 April 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||