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Priocharax piagassu Lopez, Souza, Reia, Mantuaneli, Morales, Lima, Oliveira & Mattox, 2025 |
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photo by
Lopez, G.G.S. et al., 2025 |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras), subfamily: Tyttobryconinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.61 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 18-23; Vertebrae: 32-34. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: claustrum absent; infraorbitals 2 + 3 present; a single postcleithrum present; five branched pelvic-fin rays present; adipose fin absent; and a round flap of skin between contralateral pelvic-fins bases absent (Ref. 137886). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||