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Moenkhausia iris Marinho & Dagosta, 2023 |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras), subfamily: Stichonodontinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.13 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 18-19; Vertebrae: 33-33. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of a single, vertically elongated humeral spot; absence of any distinct blotch at the caudal peduncle or caudal fin; absence of a characteristic black oblique line at anal fin; absence of the longitudinal series of dark blotches on body; 18-19 branched anal-fin rays; dorsal half of body blue or green and the ventral half of body reddish, more intense above the anal fin (Ref. 137761). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||