Classification / Names
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Issue
See Lucena & Menezes (1998) for phylogenetic relationships and Menezes & Lucena (1998) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Rio Tocantins basin, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33012)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Anal spines: 4 - 5; Anal soft rays: 38 - 41; Vertebrae: 39. Roestes itupiranga has fewer branched anal-fin rays (38-41) than R. molossus (43-47) and than R. ogilviei (41-43). Can be further distinguished from R. ogilviei by having more scale rows between lateral line and anal-fin origin (18-19, versus 15-16) and more scale rows around caudal peduncle (31-31, versus 27-28).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Menezes, N.A. and C.A.S. de Lucena, 1998. Revision of the subfamily Roestinae (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Cynodontidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(3):279-291. (Ref. 33012)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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