Cyphocharax
punctatus
(Vari & Nijssen, 1986)
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Family:
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Curimatidae
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Order:
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Characiformes
(characins)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 38013) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
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South America: Apparently endemic to the Marowijne River basin.
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Biology: |
Occurs in extensive shoals over sand or mud, in tributaries of rivers or in inundated areas of creeks with little current (Ref. 12225).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Vari, Richard P.
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