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Odontocharacidium aphanes (Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1977) Green dwarf tetra |
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photo by
Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann |
| Family: | Crenuchidae (South American darters), subfamily: Characidiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.65 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 5.80000019073486 - 7; dH range: 12 | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Amazon River basin. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species differs from Odontocharacidium varii by the following characters: absence of the antorbital, supraorbital laterosensory canal and of postcleithrum 1 (vs. presence of these 3 characters in O. varii); with bars restricted to the dorsal portion of the body (vs. conspicuous bars extending ventrally to the middle portion of the body); absence of blotches at the tip of the caudal peduncle (vs. presence of two dark round blotches at the tip of caudal peduncle (Ref. 122685). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 June 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||